Christopher Cummiskey is a senior statistician, research design expert, and evaluation specialist in the International Education division of RTI International’s International Development Group. Mr. Cummiskey has over 12 years of survey design experience and leads a team of statistical and evaluation experts at RTI. He works with ministries, implementors, and clients to develop research questions, research and sample methodologies, and data collection protocols. Once the data are collected he and his team processes the data and conducts all statistical analyses. Mr. Cummiskey holds a Master of Public Health degree in biostatistics and has professional experience in survey research for international education, health, and economic development studies. He is currently the co-chair of the Basic Education Coalition’s Monitoring and Evaluation group.