Lorenz Noe

Hi, I'm a research manager and data analyst focused on development finance and statistical capacity building, with a special interest in climate and energy data. I work at the intersection of data and policy, helping decision-makers turn noise into signal and enable better allocation of scarce resources.

Currently, I lead research activities at Open Data Watch, where I manage projects on development data financing, gender statistics, and climate data. My work involves quantitative analysis of development finance flows and other datasets, building data platforms that make critical information accessible, and providing technical assistance to National Statistical Offices.

I hold an MPP from Georgetown University and combine skills in R, Stata, and Python with strong foundations in statistical methodologies to address complex data questions.

I'm interested in connecting with others using data to tackle policy challenges in development, climate, energy, and economics.

Projects

Commodity Price Tracker

A lightweight dashboard for making World Bank "Pink Sheet" commodity price trends more accessible and explorable, without having to process the raw Excel release first. It refreshes monthly, highlights the biggest movers over 1-month to 5-year horizons, and flags unusual price moves with z-score anomaly detection. (code)

NSO Uptime Monitor

An automated monitor that checks the websites of ~200 National Statistical Offices worldwide every hour, with a public dashboard showing current availability, 7-day average uptime, and 12 weeks of uptime history by country and region. (code)