Chandan Jain manages and supports 3ie’s livelihoods programs, including the evaluation of the H&M Foundation’s Collective Impact Initiative in Bengaluru and the UPG program focusing on the graduation approach. Chandan has significant research experience in social policy, gender, and adolescent development and his work at 3ie focuses on providing technical and management lead to the ongoing impact evaluation under the 3ie’s livelihoods programs. He also manages 3ie’s initiative on Transparency, Reproducibility, and Ethical Evidence (TREE). Prior to joining 3ie, Chandan has been associated with the Indian Statistical Institute and Heidelberg University as a Visiting Scholar. His research focused on education, labor and governance in the Indian context. Chandan holds a PhD in Economics from Shiv Nadar University and a Master’s in Economics from TERI University, India.