Jenny Aker is the Daniel G. Sisler Professor of Development Economics at Cornell University. Aker brings expertise in economic development in Africa, with a primary focus on the impact of information, and information technology, on development outcomes. Her research contributes to the role of development economics in agricultural markets, adult education and financial inclusion; the determinants and impacts of agricultural technology adoption; and the impact of different mechanisms and modalities of social protection. Outside of Cornell, she is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development and the co-Chair of the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa Initiative at J-PAL Africa, which is based at the University of Cape Town.