Brent W. Anderson
banderso@rand.org
T: 310-393-0411 x7310
C: 206-384-0160
EDUCATION
Pardee RAND Graduate School
PhD Candidate in Policy Analysis
University of Washington, cum laude
BA Business Administration (finance)
BA French
Sciences Po, Paris
Programme International
Santa Monica, CA
Sept. 14 - Present
Seattle, WA
Jun. 05
Jun. 05
Paris, France
Sept. 02 – Jul. 03
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Analyst II, Napa County Dept. of Public Health
Jul. 14 – Sept. 14
Napa County Dept. of Health and Human Services
Napa, CA
 Facilitated preparation of CDC grant application: Partnerships to Improve Community Health
 Developed county health policy agenda with focus on chronic disease, social inequalities, and
access to high quality services.
Project Officer, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Aug. 10 – Jan. 14
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
 Managed evaluation of Salud Mesoamerica 2015: a 5-year results-based financing initiative
administered by the Inter-American Development Bank.
 Managed multiple data collection operations in eight countries over 18 months: from study
design to analysis.
 Coded platform for netbook-based data collection and employed online tracking tools to
monitor field activities across multiple sites.
 Fostered a positive and supportive team environment alongside ambitious deadlines, novel
challenges, and high expectations; worked with Principal Investigator and senior faculty to set
strategic plans and priorities and communicate them to project staff.
 Built relationships in eight Latin American countries. Managed contract negotiations with five
regional organizations and multiple consultants. Helped build organizational footprint in Latin
America and capacity in primary data collection.
 Drafted three proposals, two of which resulted in funding
 Contributed to and helped disseminate research findings, reports, presentations, and
manuscripts for publication.
 Convened two advisory panels of global health experts. Panel advised on programmatic strategy
and future research to pursue in health financing.
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Data Analyst, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Aug. 09 – Aug. 10
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
 Supported IHME’s data collection, data collation, analytic, and publication activities. Tasks also
include background research, literature reviews, coding, analysis, and presentation of
preliminary results
 Collaborated in development of time series of international aid and domestic government
health spending in 187 countries from 1990 – present.
 Collaborated in analysis of the fiscal effects of foreign aid for health on domestic government
spending on health in developing countries.
 Proposed and led valuation of pharmaceutical in-kind donations.
 Co-author of Financing Global Health 2010, assisted with 2009 policy report.
 Assisted with planning and production of 2011 and 2013 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation
conferences
Technical Analyst, Technology Solutions
Jan. 07 – Dec. 08
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
Seattle, WA
 Conducted analysis of water treatment technologies, technology selection strategy, data coding
and analysis, ethnographic studies, and end-user surveys.
 Collaborated in designing, planning, implementing, and analyzing qualitative surveys to
understand user preferences and attitudes on water consumption in urban and rural India.
 Managed and analyzed qualitative data; prepared project report and presentation materials.
 Advised team leadership on strategies to address end-user needs and incorporate relevant data
into decision-making frameworks.
SKILLS & RESEARCH INTERESTS
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STATA, ArcGIS, SQL, DatStat, Reference Manager, Office (incl. Excel, Word, Access, Powerpoint)
Advanced French; beginner-level Spanish
Literature review
Quantitative and qualitative data management and analysis
Proposal development
Program evaluation
Health financing, results-based financing (AKA: pay for performance), fiscal analysis
Global health, international development
PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL
Murray CJL, Anderson B, Burstein R, Leach-Kemon K, Schneider M, Tardif A, Zhang R. Development
assistance for health: trends and prospects. The Lancet. 2011; DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62356-2.
POLICY REPORT
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Financing Global Health 2010: Development assistance and
country spending in economic uncertainty. Seattle, WA: IHME, 2010.
POSTERS
Gagnier M, Hernandez B, Lozano R, El Bcheraoui C, Anderson B, Colson K, Palmisano E, Ranganathan D,
Schaefer A, Mokdad A. Disparities in the use of reproductive and child health services in Mesoamerica:
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Results from the Salud Mesoamerica 2015 baseline evaluation. Poster session presented at: Global
WACh and PERLA Symposium; 2013 Nov 7; Seattle, WA.
Colson K, Hernandez B, Lozano R, Gagnier M, Anderson B, Palmisano E, Ranganathan D, Schaefer A,
Mokdad A. Barriers to institutional delivery among indigenous Mesoamerican populations: Results from
the SM2015 baseline evaluation. Poster session presented at: Global WACh and PERLA Symposium;
2013 Nov 7; Seattle, WA.
Usmanova G, Wetmore C, El Mokdad A, Colson K, Carnahan E, Ranganathan D, Iriarte E, Brenes P,
Martinez S, Nelson J, Anderson B, Murphy T, Hernandez B, Lozano R, Mokdad A. Assessing quality of
care through medical record reviews in Mesoamerica. Poster session presented at: Evaluating new
frontiers in public opinion and social research. 67th Annual Conference of the American Association for
Public Opinion Research; 2012 May 17-20; Orlando, FL.
Wetmore C, Carnahan E, Colson K, El Mokdad A, Usmanova G, Ranganathan D, Martinez S, Brenes P,
Iriarte E, Exposito A, Nelson J, Ibarraran P, Anderson B, Murphy T, Hernandez B, Lozano R, Mokdad A. A
multi-mode approach for assessing key health indicators in resource-limited settings via household and
health facility surveys. Poster session presented at: Evaluating new frontiers in public opinion and social
research. 67th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research; 2012 May
17-20; Orlando, FL.
Wetmore C, Carnahan E, Colson K, El Mokdad A, Usmanova G, Ranganathan D, Martinez S, Brenes P,
Exposito A, Merino M, Tejerina L, Iriarte E, Anderson B, Murphy T, Hernandez B, Lozano R, Mokdad A.
Rapid roll-out of household surveys to assess monitoring and impact evaluation indicators pertaining to
reproductive health, child nutrition and immunization in Mesoamerica. Poster session presented at:
Evaluating new frontiers in public opinion and social research. 67th Annual Conference of the American
Association for Public Opinion Research; 2012 May 17-20; Orlando, FL.
El Mokdad A, Wetmore C, Ranganathan D, Carnahan E, Usmanova G, Martinez S, Brenes P, Iriarte E,
Exposito A, Merino M, Tejerina L, Anderson B, Murphy T, Lozano R, Mokdad A. Incorporating computerassisted and real-time data collection methods into a field survey in a developing country setting:
lessons learned from a longitudinal maternal-child health survey in eight Mesoamerican countries.
Poster session presented at: Evaluating new frontiers in public opinion and social research. 67th Annual
Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research; 2012 May 17-20; Orlando, FL.
AWARDS
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Phi Beta Kappa
Beta Gamma Sigma
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