I’m Andi Fugard

I love gigs and techno nights, reading spy thrillers, befriending cats, and going traveling with my partner

A little bit of what I do

I joined IFF in 2025, following over 15 years’ experience working in research agencies and universities. I specialise in impact evaluation, which means working out whether social policies and programmes are making a meaningful difference. I also provide training on evaluation methods and sit on the Evaluation and Trial Advice Panel, which advises government. I’m an enthusiastic user of the statistical programming language R.

What I’ve achieved

Evaluations are team efforts, relying on a range of expertise including policy knowledge, methodological design, project management, and large-scale data collection. I’ve worked on projects in areas such as family courts, alcohol policy, crime prevention, and psychological therapy. I’m particularly proud of projects where it initially seemed impossible to develop a robust design – and where, through collaboration, we found a way forward.