Recidiviz
Damini Sharma is a Senior Data Analyst at Recidiviz since January 2021, with prior experience as a Data Reporting Fellow at The Marshall Project where data-driven stories on the impact of COVID-19 on prison populations were published in collaboration with The Associated Press. Additional experience includes a Data Science Internship at the Cook County Assessor's Office, where statistical models for property tax assessments were developed, and a Research Assistant role at the University of Chicago's Poverty Lab, where census-tract level datasets for a Universal Basic Income study were created. Damini also served as a Research Fellow at Harvard University, contributing to evaluations of randomized controlled trials and analyses of police data, and worked as an Analyst at Cornerstone Research, focusing on insider trading patterns. Damini holds an MSc in Computational Analysis and Public Policy from the Harris School at the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
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Recidiviz
Our mission is to accelerate progress toward a smaller, fairer, safer criminal justice system—and to do so at-scale. Recidiviz is a tech startup through and through: we take the speed and problem solving of the tech world and apply it to big public policy challenges where there is huge opportunity for impact. Using modern data infrastructure andthoughtful product design, we’ve been able to safely and permanently reduce incarceration and improve outcomes. We work side-by-side with justice-impacted communities, ecosystem partners, and leaders of the criminal justice system to build a better path forward. In addition to the revenue we earn from states, some of the most respected philanthropists and foundations—including Arnold Ventures, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Mozilla Foundation—support our work.