Michael Wild is a Senior Statistician for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), the World Bank’s flagship household survey program housed at the Development Data Group. As a survey and sampling expert, Michael’s main research interest is on the improvement of surveys’ data quality in official statistics in developing countries. His current research focuses on new ways of data collection in census and survey operations through the application of new technologies like CAPI, CATI, and CAWI; the use of Big and Geo-Spatial Data in Official Statistics; as well as the application of innovative sampling methods. Michael joined the World Bank in 2014, while holding a tenure track position at the Department for Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton, UK. Prior to that, he worked as a resident adviser and senior adviser in several statistical agencies in developing and transition countries.