Monika Sarder has worked across policy and data science professions. She spent several years working as a policy analyst for industry groups. completed a Masters of Applied Econometrics at Monash University and was subsequently offered the opportunity to work for the Monash Econometrics & Business Statistics (EBS) Consulting Service. She currently works in a professional research team at Monash University harnessing currently available data resources for the purposes of answering strategic higher education questions.