An economist and graduate of the University of Cambridge, currently enrolled in the predoctoral program at the University of Chicago’s Development Innovation Lab, where she joined the team led by Nobel laureate in economics Michael Kremer. Lena’s research focuses on development policy, energy, and gender equality. Her undergraduate thesis analyzed the impact of electrification on women’s employment in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the future, she plans to study topics such as women’s participation in labor markets in developing countries, as well as energy and environmental issues, to meaningfully influence public policy. During her studies, she was an active member of the academic community — she represented Cambridge in tennis, participated in official delegations to Saudi Arabia, gave two speeches at the Cambridge Union, and delivered a talk at TEDx Batory High School. Lena has an impressive academic and educational track record: she represented Poland at the Singapore International Mathematics Challenge, won the King’s College Prize for academic excellence, and achieved top scores in the IB (45/45), SAT (1600/1600), and GRE.
Lena Wiśniewska
