Lee Crawfurd is a research fellow at the Center for Global Development, a think tank based in London and Washington DC. His research focuses on the economics of education and health policy, including on lead exposure internationally. Previously he was an advisor with governments in the UK, Rwanda, and South Sudan, and a consultant for international organisations and NGOs such as the World Bank, AfDB, and ADB. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Sussex and degrees from the University of Oxford and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.