Siulieti Sika holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Economics from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. Ms. Sika has over 10 years of experience working with the Tongan government, starting her career with the Tonga Office of the Auditor General, and then later moving to the Ministry of Finance and National Planning. She was formerly the Chief Economist where she was responsible for coordinating the preparation of the national budget estimates, and worked with several government ministries to improve strategic planning, governance, and monitoring of results. During her Fellowship year, she will focus on the effective evaluation of programs within the public sector, with an aim of resuming work with the government to improve fiscal policy formulation that better addresses the development needs of Tonga.