Anjali Chowfla is an Improvement Specialist working on the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems project being implemented by University Research Co., LLC and supports project activities in six countries in Southern Africa. She previously worked for Columbia University where she helped to establish a regional research center in Mumbai, India to leverage the university's diverse intellectual capacity around issues of importance to the South Asia region. Anjali holds a MPA with a focus on global health and international development from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a B.A. in Development Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.