Maya Vijayaraghavan is an experienced economist and evaluator with a PhD in applied economics from Clemson University. At the Asian Development Bank’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED), she advises on evaluation methods and leads data and AI initiatives. She previously led IED’s signature annual event, Asian Evaluation Week, and managed the flagship Shanghai International Program for Development Evaluation Training. Earlier in her IED career, she evaluated ADB policies, strategies, and operations at the thematic, country, sector, and project levels. Before joining ADB, Maya served as Lead Economist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, where she led impact and economic evaluations of international health programs at global, regional, and country levels. She has also worked as an econometrician with the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C.