Lucian Lee is the Senior Advisor for Systematic Cost Analysis at the International Rescue Committee, coordinating a consortium of NGOs to use cost analysis for learning and improvement in humanitarian and development programs. He has 9 years of experience in improving user benefits and user experience of processes and technology in the private and non-profit sectors in Singapore, New York, Haiti, and Kenya. He enjoys playing the ukulele, and holds an MPA in Development Practice at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

In this seminar, Lucian will talk about why measuring cost-efficiency of humanitarian programs can be tricky, how technology and collaborative platforms can help, and share some lessons learned from a rapid cost analysis in Somalia.