Gezime Christian is a Consultant at The World Bank providing research assistance to a series of impact evaluations conducted by DIME in the field of Finance and Private Sector Development (FPD). She holds an MA in International and Development Economics from Yale University and a BS in Economics and Mathematics from The University of Tampa where she founded the organization Project Earth that targets poverty and international development. Outside of DIME, Gezime is an Economics Instructor teaching Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at the St. Petersburg College – eCampus.