Charlotte Mines

Charlotte Mines is a Data Analyst for two of Universalia’s key practice areas: Organizations & Partnership Performance and Gender Equality & Inclusion, where she has contributed to several mandates for UN agencies, private sector corporations and NGOs such as WFP, UNICEF and Siemen’s. She leverages powerful qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods, as well as nuanced writing and communication strategies in order to support evaluation design, execution and presentation. Furthermore, she brings significant expertise to the team concerning emerging economies, migration and remittances, informal financial systems, cash transfers, and political behavior.

Prior to joining Universalia, Ms, Mines pursued opportunities in international development, education, psychology, politics and service across the US, Canada and Amman, Jordan. Most recently, she balanced her graduate school studies with rigorous research and teaching commitments at McGill University, sharpening her skills in computer science, research design, international relations, machine learning and textual analysis. She has experience conducting interviews, surveys, archival research, and field work, among other analytical techniques. Her recently completed master’s thesis examined the state-community relationship within coca-growing enclaves in Bolivia and Peru – speaking to the importance of state presence and engagement within marginalized communities and the tension between economic policy and cultural traditions.

Born and raised in Boston, MA., Ms. Mines is globally educated, with working proficiencies in both Spanish and French, and conversational Arabic, in addition to her native English.