Summary
Oshin Pandey is an Associate Program Manager at AidData. She applies the TUFF methodology to conduct data collection and perform quality assurance for the Loan Performance Project, focusing on the development of Debt Official Country Profiles (DOCP). Oshin also provides analytical support to the TUFF team, contributing to research on global lending practices with a special focus on Chinese financial flows to developing countries.
Education
B.A., International Studies and Political Science, Hampshire College
Background
Oshin Pandey is a policy research professional with expertise in data-driven analysis, geopolitical research, and migration studies. For her undergraduate thesis, Oshin conducted an in-depth study on how state and non-state actors impact migrant experience in the Gulf and Malaysia.
Prior to joining AidData, she served as a Henry Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where she conducted data collection and analysis on executive compensation and federal subsidies, contributing to policy reports like the Executive Excess 2024 and the CHIPS report. In addition to her work in Washington, D.C., Oshin has played a critical role in media and research coordination for Security in Context, where she curated and synthesized complex geopolitical news into media roundups. She also contributed to the Nepali Diaspora Mapping Project, designing surveys and using R programming to create accessible data visualizations. Oshin’s multi-language field research during her internship at the Nepali Institute for Policy Research culminated in the publication of a well-received paper aimed at policymakers and scholars interested in labor migration.