Alexes Merritt joins Aceso Global as an Analyst focusing on health system financing and sustainability in LMICs. She is currently supporting a project on engaging the private sector throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and working on background research. Alexes is also supporting capacity building and health policy work in Indonesia. Prior to joining Aceso Global, she conducted research on spatial and temporal trends in COVID-19 vaccinations in the US as well as prison systems within the US. Alexes holds a BSFS in Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in Global Health from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service as well as a minor in Biology.