Staff
The Human Rights Data Analysis Group is composed of a diverse group of board members, full-time staff, and consultants. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, we work with experts in the fields of computer science, software development, mathematical and applied statistics, and demography.
![megan](https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/04/MP_sq_500px_72.jpg)
Megan Price, PhD
Executive Director
Designs strategies and methods for statistical analysis of human rights data for projects in a variety of locations including Guatemala, Colombia, and Syria.![](https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/PB_sq_500px_72.jpg)
Patrick Ball, PhD
Director of Research
More than thirty years of quantitative analysis for truth commissions, non-governmental organizations, international criminal tribunals, and United Nations missions.![](https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TB_sq_500px_72.jpg)
Tarak Shah
Data Scientist
As HRDAG's data scientist, Tarak cleans, processes and builds models from data in order to understand evidence of human rights abuses.![](https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Suzanne-Nathans_sq2.jpg)
Suzanne Nathans
Operations Coordinator
More than 25 years of experience in non-profit administration. The operations hub for HRDAG, supporting Megan and the rest of the team from the San Francisco office.![](https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Michelle-Dukich-e1433141306851.jpg)
Michelle Dukich
Data Processing & Record Linkage
Michelle is HRDAG's record linkage expert responsible for data cleaning, canonicalization, and matching.![](https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bailey-Passmore_1x1_bio.jpg)