Dismas Alex is an economist and Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Tanzania. He holds a Master of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Statistics from the University of Dodoma (UDOM). His research interests include Applied Microeconomics, the Economics of Innovation and New Technologies, Agricultural Economics, Climate Economics, and Impact Evaluation. In 2022, Dismas published a paper titled “Impact of Secondary Education Development Program on Access to Secondary Education in Tanzania” in the International Journal of Economy, Education and Entrepreneurship. Dismas is proficient in quantitative analysis using Stata, SPSS, and Microsoft Excel. He is also a Certified Financial Educator (CFE), awarded by the Institute of Finance Management (IFM) in collaboration with the Bank of Tanzania (BOT), which strengthens his expertise in financial literacy, money management, and financial planning.