Rowan Philip Clarke received his bachelors in statistics and economics (honours) in 2012, and masters in economics in 2019 from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has worked as a researcher and principal investigator with Innovations for Poverty Action and the INSEAD Randomized Controlled Trial Lab, and as director of research with Nuru Energy, a social enterprise. His interests are in strategy, innovation, and field experiments with firms, with a focus on market-based innovations for poverty alleviation, renewable energy, and women’s entrepreneurship. He is an affiliate of Innovations for Poverty Action and the Environment for Development and his research has been supported by multiple funding awards including DFID-Energia, Grand Challenges, International Growth Centre, INSEAD, and Wharton.