10xData

Team

A multidisciplinary team across data systems, survey methodology, and value-chain economics.

10XData brings together complementary expertise in analytics, field research, public-sector evidence, and agricultural economics for complex assignments.

Lead Consultant — Data Systems, Evaluation, and Decision Intelligence

Thinley Choedhen

Impact-driven data professional with 15+ years spanning policy analysis, programme evaluation, data system design, and dashboard-led intelligence. Former Senior Impact Analyst at UnLtd in the United Kingdom and founder of BhutanData.

Primary focus: Impact evaluation, dashboards, data architecture, reporting, governance, and decision support.

Education: LSE MPA (Economic Policy), Murdoch University, Code Institute data analytics training.

Key strengths

  • Led large-scale survey-based evidence generation and quantitative impact analysis in the United Kingdom.
  • Built integrated data intelligence platforms, KPI dashboards, and reproducible analytics workflows.
  • Strong fit for baseline-to-dashboard architecture, reporting systems, and evidence translation.

Research & Survey Methodology Specialist

Sonam Gyeltshen

Survey and official-statistics specialist with strong experience in questionnaire design, sampling operations, CAPI tools, pilot testing, QA systems, and statistical reporting in Bhutan.

Primary focus: Survey methodology, sampling support, CAPI, QA systems, and field implementation.

Education: University of Canberra, IGNOU, Delhi University.

Key strengths

  • Experience across national and subnational household surveys, labour, agriculture, and socio-economic studies.
  • Hands-on use of SurveyCTO, Kobo, Survey Solutions, STATA, R, SPSS, and field quality protocols.
  • Strong fit for treatment-control logic, panel readiness, bilingual field communication, and field supervision.

Agricultural Economics & Value Chain Specialist

Tshering Samdrup, PhD

Agricultural economist with senior public-sector and consulting experience across value chains, livelihoods, climate resilience, investment analysis, and rural development.

Primary focus: RNR value chains, agri-economics, climate resilience, policy analysis, and sector diagnostics.

Education: PhD University of Western Australia; MSc Humboldt University.

Key strengths

  • PhD in Agricultural Economics with strong value-chain, research, and policy analysis capability.
  • Experience with DPIRD Western Australia, ICIMOD, consulting assignments, and mixed-method research.
  • Strong fit for agriculture, rural employment, livelihoods, market systems, and RNR sector assignments.