Brenda Li is an implementation engineer at Recidiviz. Previously, she worked as a research programmer at Mathematica where she worked on projects across various policy fields including education, nutrition, health, and employment. In her spare time, she can be found hanging out by the Chicago lakefront, secretly planting potatoes in communal spaces, or pretending she knows something about ancient numismatics. Brenda holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Middlebury College and an M.S. in Computational Analysis and Public Policy from the University of Chicago.