Yaya Saidou Jallow
Chief Executive Officer (Co-Founder)
Executive
About
Yaya Saidou Jallow is the Co-Founder and CEO of 2M Corp, bringing nearly two decades of experience in economics, data analytics, and survey methodology across Africa. He leads 2M Corp's survey and data-collection practice and has directed the firm's fieldwork for evaluations led by the World Bank, Effective Intervention and the Luminos Foundation. He also drives the development of HoneyGuide, 2M Corp's survey pipeline and data quality platform.
He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Leicester, an MPhil from the University of Ghana, and a BSc from the University of The Gambia. Before founding 2M Corp, Yaya served as a Lecturer at the University of The Gambia and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Leicester. He has consulted for the World Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, and the Gambia Bureau of Statistics on impact evaluations, multidimensional poverty analysis, and health programme assessments.
Career and education
- At 2M Corp since
- 2019
- Progression
- Chief Executive Officer (Co-Founder)
- Education
- PhD Economics, University of Leicester
- MPhil, University of Ghana
- BSc, University of The Gambia
Areas of expertise
- Econometrics
- Impact Evaluation
- Health Economics
- Development Economics
- Survey Methodology
- Stata
- R
- LaTeX
Selected project contributions
HoneyGuide · Product lead
Drives the development of HoneyGuide, 2M Corp's survey pipeline and data quality platform.
MEISS Education Evaluation — Assessment Instruments and Data Quality · Data collection lead
Led 2M Corp's baseline and midline assessment data collection for Effective Intervention's MEISS evaluation.
Civil Service & Pensioner Verification · Project director
Directed the nationwide verification exercise covering approximately 58,000 government personnel.
School Feeding Impact Evaluation — Survey Implementation · Data collection lead
Led 2M Corp's multi-round survey data collection for the World Bank DIME/WFP randomised evaluation.
Social Registry Update Strategy — GamSR · Strategy lead
Led the review and update strategy for The Gambia's social registry (GamSR).
Government Data Assessment & Inventory · Project director
Directed the two-phase government-wide data assessment and inventory.
Open Location Codes Research — KMC & University Consortium · Survey portfolio lead
Oversaw the engagement as head of 2M Corp's survey and evaluation portfolio.
EGRA/EGMA Learning Assessments for the Luminos Foundation · Project lead
Led 2M Corp's six rounds of EGRA/EGMA learning assessments for the Luminos Foundation's GCOL programme.
MCC Education Compact Survey · Survey portfolio lead
Oversaw the engagement as head of 2M Corp's survey and evaluation portfolio.
Nafa Quick Cash Transfer MIS (Kaarange) · MIS design and M&E lead
Led the design of the Kaarange MIS and the monitoring and evaluation of the Nafa Quick cash transfer programme.
National Childcare Demand Survey · Survey portfolio lead
Oversaw the engagement as head of 2M Corp's survey and evaluation portfolio.
Also contributed to: NOVAFRICA Migration Research Surveys, Eye Care Accessibility Survey, Youth Empowerment Project — M&E.