Blossom Egbude is a lawyer and policy analyst from Nigeria. She will be pursuing an MPhil in Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. She has previously obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law at Afe Babalola University, Nigeria, graduating in the top 1% of her class as a five-time recipient of her university’s award for outstanding academic excellence. Blossom believes that when informed by data, public policy has the potential to significantly impact people's lives in tangible ways. She is interested in the use of data to shape African policy and advance sustainable development.