Team Lead User Experience

JOSHUA MARTIN

Berkeley, CA +1-202-***-****

***************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/bsci4impact SUMMARY

Behavioral scientist and user experience researcher, strategist and team lead with 12 years’ experience using science to reinforce trust between world-changing companies and their clients. Looking for opportunities to bring my public sector experience to help impact-driven companies succeed. EXPERIENCE

United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) Nov, 2024 - Present Senior Behavioral Scientist Remote from Berkeley, CA

● Lead technical initiatives in 22 countries to improve patient trust in healthcare providers

● Improve effectiveness of vaccination drives using insights from behavioral science to optimize patient interaction Venn Advisors LLC Aug, 2022 – Oct, 2024

Principal & Co-Founder Remote from Berkeley, CA

● Led 5 change management engagements with C-Suite clients at large social sector organizations

● Designed, executed and evaluated UI improvements for Save the Children’s complaint management workflow that resulted in a 100%+ increase in utilization frequency

● Designed and led 3 custom executive education programs in applied decision science Beyond Conflict Jan, 2021 – Jul, 2022

Executive Director Boston, MA

● Turned around a global nonprofit (15 FTE staff) applying neuroscience & behavioral science in fragile contexts to reduce violence and improve social cohesion; increased restricted project-based revenue by more than 300% ideas42

Managing Director (prev. Vice President and Senior Associate) New York, NY & Boston, MA Oct, 2013 – Jan, 2021

● Built and led social protection, livelihoods, and governance practice areas ($3M annual, 12 FTE staff)

● Advised government executives in 8 African countries on optimizing cash delivery assistance

● Led dozens of behavioral science consulting engagements across MENA, Latin America, and Africa

● Drove international expansion of the firm via establishing new legal presences in 3 countries

● Developed and launched the B-Hub knowledge-sharing site Ministry of Planning & Development, Côte d’Ivoire Aug, 2012 – July, 2013 Policy Advisor (Fulbright Public Policy Fellow) Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

● Advised Prime Minister on development policy strategy and data science

● Reverse-engineered macroeconomic development measures to design policies that led to the country’s first-ever

$500m aid compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation World Bank Sep, 2011 – Aug, 2012

Short-Term Consultant Rabat, Morocco & Tunis, Tunisia

● Conducted business climate survey and developed multilevel economic model to estimate benefits of public sector information reforms for the private sector in both countries Princeton University Jun, 2009 – Sep, 2010

Research Specialist Princeton, NJ

● Conducted empirical research on economic determinants of political violence, leading to two award-winning publications in top political science journals

Cordoba Initiative May, 2007 – May, 2009

Program Manager New York, NY & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

● Led youth leadership initiative, convening over 300 prominent Muslim public intellectuals in Doha, Qatar Israel Defense Forces Nov, 2004 – Jan, 2006

Squad Leader Jerusalem, Israel

● Named “most exemplary soldier” out of company of 120

● Honorable discharge

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

● AI Promises to Make Life Easier for Parents, but Who Is in Control? (2024) – Early Childhood Matters

● Do Behavioral Interventions Enhance the Effects of Cash on Early Childhood Development? (2023) – European Journal of Development Research

● Peace in Action: Applying Behavioral Science to Social Contact Programs (2022) – USIP PeaceWorks

● Official Action: A Roadmap for Using Behavioral Science in Public Administration Reform (2020) – ideas42 White Paper

● Cash & Change: Using Behavioral Insights in Three Cash Transfer Programs (2019) – ideas42 Report SELECTED INVITED TALKS

● Optimizing Lab Infrastructure for Field Experiments (Mar 2025, Stanford University)

● Applying Behavioral Science to Peacebuilding (June 2024, USAID)

● Security Sector Reform Using Behavioral Science (May 2024, Attorney General’s Office, Australia)

● Asymmetric Impact and Policy Entrepreneurship (Feb 2024, Princeton University) EDUCATION

Harvard University – John F. Kennedy School of Government Sep, 2010 – May, 2012 Master of Public Policy Cambridge, MA

● Public Service Fellowship (Full Tuition)

● Teaching Assistant: Middle East Politics & Policy

● Co-founder & Managing Editor: Harvard Journal of Middle East Politics and Policy New York University – Gallatin School of Individualized Study Sep, 2006 – May, 2008 BA in Economics & Middle Eastern Studies New York, NY

● University Honors Scholar and Dean’s Honor Society (GPA: 3.94) SKILLS AND STRENGTHS

● Languages: Arabic (Fluent), French (Fluent), Hebrew (Fluent), English (Native)

● Technical Skills: Stata, R, LaTeX, Figma, UX Pilot, Maze AI

● Professional Training: Advanced Negotiations & Leadership (Harvard Kennedy School)

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