Jordan Kyle is a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit at IFPRI. Her research focuses on how to strengthen delivery of aid programs and public services, as well as on governance, voice, and democratization more broadly. She has a special interest in understanding how implementation shapes trust in institutions and affects long-term success and sustainability of policies and programs, as well as in how to empower women and local communities within local and national decision-making processes.

Prior to joining IFPRI, Jordan worked at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where she advised and engaged senior policy officials on social safety nets, food and nutrition policy, and labor market policies. At OMB, she won several awards for public service, including for contributions to school meals programs during the COVID-19 pandemic and to efforts to reduce burdens on individuals when applying for social safety net programs. Previously, she worked as a Senior Fellow and Chief of Data and Analytics at the Tony Blair Institute and as an Associate Research Fellow at IFPRI. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Columbia University, where she was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.