The people behind Experimental

Our board and affiliates combine decades of experience in economics, public policy, impact evaluation, and institutional innovation — spanning leading universities, governments, and multilateral organizations worldwide.

Board members

Leadership

Elisa Behncke
Elisa Behncke
Board Chair

Civil engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with R&D experience at Unilever. Brings a systems-thinking lens to Experimental's governance and strategic direction.

Engineering · R&D · Strategy
Diana Mueses
Diana Mueses
Founding CEO

Master's in Quantitative Economics (UCLA) and Applied Mathematics (INTEC). Member at the Presidential Economic Advisory Office in the Dominican Republic. Former Policy Consultant at the University of Chicago; collaborative research with Princeton University faculty.

Quantitative Economics · Public Policy
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper
Policy Affiliate

Master's in Economics (Universidad de Chile); MPA candidate, Harvard Kennedy School. Founding Executive Director, J-PAL Latin America & Caribbean. Former Director of the Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics. Currently Director of Government Innovation, University of Chicago.

J-PAL · Government Innovation · Harvard
Álvaro Carreño
Álvaro Carreño
CFO

BS in Civil Engineering (Universidad de Chile); MPA from Columbia University. Currently CEO of Triple P Latin America. Has worked with the Chilean Government Lab on public-sector innovation and finance.

Public Finance · Columbia MPA · LatAm
Research affiliates

Our academic network

Our research network includes economists and policy scientists from leading institutions. They collaborate with us on academic matchmaking, experimental design, and peer-reviewed research.

Mohit Karnani
Ph.D. Economics & Statistics, MIT · Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University
Faculty network
University of Chicago · Princeton · UCLA and partner institutions worldwide
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