Roman is working as a Consultant for the World Bank and supports client countries in East-Asia Pacific and South-Asia with data science, geospatial technology and policy analysis for a sustainable social and economic development.

 

Roman also worked as a  Policy Lead in the Tech for Development Unit of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. In his role, he developed policy solutions to enable emerging economies to enhance development with technology.

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In the past, Roman has worked for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to map and analyze rice areas across Asia with satellite data. He has also worked for the German Development Cooperation to support the development of a micro-insurance for rice farmers.

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Roman holds a Master of Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He specialized in international economic and trade policy, global value chains, and economic analysis. 

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Roman holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography from the Humboldt-University of Berlin and a master's degree in Geoinformatics (GIS and Remote Sensing) from the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.

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He is a passionate diver, photographer, and drone pilot and you can buy his pictures here.

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Roman is currently based in Manila, Philippines.