Jack Cavanagh

Jack Cavanagh is a research manager at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Global, where he works on research methods and transparency, including projects on research resources, data publication and an RCT metadata catalogue. In 2023, he received the MIT Prize for Open Data alongside colleagues Sarah Kopper and Diana Horvath for their work on J-PAL’s Data Publication Infrastructure, which includes a trusted repository of open-access datasets and training materials to help other teams publish data in an efficient and ethical manner.

Jack holds a master’s degree in global development economics from Boston University and a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Virginia.