This website belongs to Ben Jaques-Leslie. Ben is a husband and dad of three boys, living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a data scientist and evaluator whose career has spanned international development, federal workforce programs, public assistance, and state government. He is currently a Results Coordinator at Minnesota Management and Budget, where he works at the intersection of program evaluation and performance management.
Education
University of California, San Diego | San Diego, CA
MPIA in International Development | 2008 – 2010
University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC
B.S. in Mathematics | 2000 – 2002
Experience
Minnesota Management and Budget | Results Coordinator | May 2025 – Present
US Office of Personnel Management | Program Evaluator | November 2023 – February 2025
US General Services Administration | Data Scientist | November 2022 – September 2023
Minnesota Department of Human Services | Research Scientist | August 2016 – November 2023
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT | Senior Research and Training Manager | June 2010 – July 2016