Martin Schmitt has been with IOM since 2016 and currently works as Regional M&E Officer at the Regional Office in San José, Costa Rica. He holds a B.A. in Socio-Economics and a M.A. in Development Economics and International Studies with a focus on empirical, mostly quantitative research methods. Before his current position he worked for around 3 years as Head of IOM Germany’s research and monitoring team in various thematic areas among others AVRR, resettlement and diaspora engagement in Germany. In the time before IOM, Martin participated in a large panel study on educational outcomes of adults at the German Federal Employment Agency and conducted various internships, among others at the German Development Institute and UN ECLAC.