Maimouna Konate is a research assistant at the CGD headquarters in Washington, DC supporting the education team with quantitative analysis. Her previous research projects cover topics such as FDI, trade and development, services trade, and gender mainstreaming in trade. Maimouna joined CGD after completing her master’s degree in International Law and Economics at the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern in Switzerland. She holds a BA in International Economics from Beijing University of International Business and Economics.