FAQ SIV SIGN UP CONTACT US JOBS GLOBAL OFFICES Who We Are Our Work Publications News Careers Our Team Multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary to the core—global in outlook and approach—DAI’s technical leaders are steeped in the challenges of delivering development solutions in the field. They are committed to sharing our innovation and experience to inform international development practices worldwide. Joe Abah Nigeria Country Director As Country Director for Nigeria, Joe Abah provides technical and strategic inputs to DAI’s existing portfolio of projects, in addition to supporting business development initiatives. Read More Fatima Adamu Technical Lead, Education for Women in Health, Global Health Fatima Adamu is a sociologist by training with particular expertise in gender, poverty, and equity issues in northern Nigeria. Read More Adetoro Adegoke Technical Lead, Health Service Delivery, Global Health Dr. Adetoro Adeyemi Adegoke has more than 20 years of experience working and managing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; health system strengthening; human resources for health; and education programmes. Read More Esther Adegunle Senior Manager, Business Development Esther Adegunle is the Business Development Leader in DAI’s office in Nigeria. Read More Seun Adesina Manager, Business Development Seun Adesina manages the business development portfolio in DAI’s Nigeria office. Read More Alia Afshar Director, Project Delivery, Middle East and North Africa Alia Afshar-Gandhi is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of economic growth, workforce development, and competitiveness projects in the Middle East and Afghanistan. Read More Christina Aguila Lead Analyst Christina Aguila provides program design services, technical analysis and implementation, and project management for multinational energy companies, trade associations, and government clients engaged in corporate social responsibility and local content strategies. Read More Carla Aguilar Chief of Party, Colombia Responsive Governance Activity As a former scholarship recipient of a U.S. Agency for International Development Guatemala leadership scholarship program, Carla Aguilar began her professional career working with displaced populations in Guatemala during the Civil War. Read More Emil Agustiono Senior Director, Government Engagement, Fleming Fund, Indonesia Dr. Emil Agustiono is a medical doctor and clinical epidemiologist with more than 30 years of experience working at the national, provincial, and district level in Indonesia on issues ranging from pandemic preparedness and response to disaster planning to antimicrobial resistance and food safety. Read More George Akl Chief of Party, Lebanon Water Project George Akl is an institutional governance and development expert with 25 years of experience working with international donors supporting water and wastewater, environment, and private sector engagement programs across the Middle East and North Africa. Read More Najla Al-Sinani Assistant Najla Al-Sinani supports operations and finance at DAI’s Oman office. Read More Jonathan Ammoun Consultant, Climate and Natural Resource Management As a consultant for DAI, Jonathan Ammoun provides technical inputs and oversight on project proposals and climate, natural resource management, and social protection projects. Read More Miguel Baca Director, Financial Management and Operations Miguel Baca is a development specialist with extensive experience in the Middle East, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific region. Read More Jenny Baker Senior Vice President, Global Health As Senior Vice President of DAI Global Health, Jenny Baker provides vision, leadership, and operational direction to an expanding health business delivering integrated solutions that strengthen health systems and build global health security for a diverse set of clients. Read More Annie Baldridge Senior Global Practice Specialist, Health Annie Baldridge has a background in law and public health and has been working in international development for the last eight years. She joined DAI after consulting with the company for two years and is now is a senior global practice specialist in DAI Global Health. Read More Krista Baptista Global Director, Center for Digital Acceleration As the head of DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration, Krista Baptista is responsible for leading the team, advancing the Center’s strategy, and delivering on project commitments to high-quality digital work. Read More Estera Barbarasa Senior Global Practice Specialist Estera Barbarasa specializes in designing and implementing programs in workforce development, economic growth, market-driven skills development, youth, and gender. Read More Nilu Basnyat Chief of Party, USAID Paani Program Nilu Puri Basnyat is an experienced program manager and technical specialist for governance and environmental water projects in Nepal. Read More Carolina Benevides Lima Associate, DAI Capital Carolina Benevides Lima was formerly an investment banker at Nomura in New York, where she covered the consumer and retail sector and later, Latin America. Read More Edwin Berk Business Development Director, Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan Region Edwin Berk has made a career of building the businesses of professional services companies where public and private sectors intersect. Read More Dorival Bettencourt Director, Strategy and Growth Dorival Bettencourt is a private sector development specialist with extensive policy and oil and gas industry experience. Read More Melanie Bittle Principal Global Practice Manager, Agriculture, Market Systems, and Resilience Melanie Bittle is a Principal Global Practice Manager for DAI’s Agriculture, Market Systems, and Resilience practice. Read More Robert Bond Chief of Party, Ukraine Financial Sector Transformation (FST) project Robert Bond is Chief of Party for the Ukraine Financial Sector Transformation (FST) project. Read More Nadya Boneva Practice Leader, Planet Nadya Boneva is an energy engineer and expert in environmental monitoring control and health. She has more than 25 years of experience designing and implementing projects for donors, international organizations, government, and the nongovernmental sector. Read More Elodie Brandamir Deputy Team Leader, TDDA project Elodie Brandamir has more than 15 years of experience managing public health programs in challenging environments. Read More Nora Brown Senior Investment Advisor, INVEST An innovation and investment specialist, Nora Brown is an expert in designing and managing development innovation and private capital mobilization projects for a variety of clients, notably the U.S. Agency for International Development and the International Finance Corporation. Read More Julie Browning Director, Governance, Asia Julie Browning joined DAI in 2018 as Director of Governance Programming for Asia, overseeing governance projects throughout the Asia Region. Read More Neil Browning Lead Analyst Neil Browning is an economist and project manager focused on national and subnational economies in emerging and frontier markets. Read More Till Bruett Global Practice Lead, Financial Services and Investment Till Bruett has more than 25 years of experience in the financial sector including commercial banking, microfinance, and digital finance. Read More Felicity Buckle Senior Consultant, Climate and Natural Resources Management Felicity Buckle is a member of the Climate and Natural Resources Management team at DAI’s U.K. office and is responsible for coordinating its land and property rights portfolio across a variety of donors. Read More Zac Bull Senior Consultant, Climate and Natural Resource Management Zac Bull is a Senior Consultant in climate and natural resource management, based in DAI’s U.K. office. Read More Duke Burruss Vice President, Africa Region Duke Burruss has deep technical expertise in agricultural and rural development, marketing and distribution, competitive value chains, international trade, and public-private partnerships, and has managed numerous complex regional projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read More Larry Campbell Chief Information Officer Larry Campbell has been at DAI for more than 16 years. He oversees the global IT department that supports offices in more than 50 countries. Read More Arthur Carlson Director, Project Delivery Team, Center for Secure and Stable States (CS3) Arthur Carlson is an international development practitioner with 25 years of experience leading complex projects in emergency response, community development, refugee assistance, infrastructure, and institutional system strengthening. Read More Kevin Carlucci Senior Global Practice Specialist, Environment and Land Kevin Carlucci focuses on resource use efficiency (water, energy) and governance of land and its natural resources. He has particular interest in environmental finance, such as payments for ecosystem services, and in working to demystify how to access climate adaptation funding. Read More Stephen Carpenter Vice President, Governance and Education Stephen Carpenter is a governance specialist with 15 years of experience whose field-based work has focused on anticorruption, public financial management, customs modernization, and institutional strengthening. Read More Sean Caselli-Mechael Business Development Director, Center for Secure and Stable States Sean Caselli-Mechael is the New Business Manager for the Center for Secure and Stable States. Read More Kevin Casey Research Director, Stabilization and Peacebuilding Kevin Casey is an applied researcher with experience bringing innovative methodologies to research in conflict, transitional, and stabilization contexts. Read More Lauren Caskey Business Development, Economic Growth Lauren Caskey has more than 20 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing donor- and private sector-funded programs that aim to improve access to economic opportunities, promote economic recovery, and support community resiliency. Read More Grace Cha Associate Manager, Center for Digital Acceleration Grace Cha is an Associate Manager on the Partnerships and Insights team within DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration Read More Andrea Chartock Principal Global Practice Specialist, Private Sector Development and Investment Andrea Chartock’s work focuses on promoting economic growth and designing and managing monitoring and evaluation of projects. Read More Dipika Chawla Principal Specialist Dipika Chawla is a Principal Specialist with DAI’s Sustainable Business Group, where she manages a portfolio of projects providing advisory services to multinational corporations looking to drive sustainable economic growth in the countries where they operate. Read More Nabil Chemaly Senior Global Practice Specialist, Water Nabil Chemaly is a senior water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) development expert with more than 15 years designing and implementing donor-funded projects in more than 10 countries in Africa and the Middle East, with a particular focus on water utility management, sector governance, and regulation. Read More Chuck Chopak Senior Principal Global Practice Specialist, Agriculture and Market Systems Chuck Chopak is a Senior Principal Global Practice Specialist in Agriculture and Market Systems. Read More Patrick Cleary Head of Asset Management, DAI Capital Patrick Cleary heads the asset management division of DAI Capital. Read More Carmen Conley Global Practice Lead, Service Delivery and Institutional Reform While in graduate school for international development, Carmen Conley was surprised to learn there was an emerging field of international democracy assistance, where she could apply her practical U.S. political experience in campaigns to her development studies. Read More Mily Cortés-Posas Renewable Energy Specialist Mily Cortés-Posas has more than 15 years of experience in renewable energy and cleaner production, working for the last six years for DAI in Honduras as a renewable energy and cleaner production specialist. Read More Donal Cotter Chief of Party, Pakistan Regional Economic Integration Activity Donal Cotter has more than more than 23 years of experience in the fields of finance and economic growth, including 15 years of experience in international development. He has held management roles on five major donor-funded economic growth initiatives in transitioning economies. Read More Rachel Couper Senior Global Health Specialist Rachel Couper is a global health and development professional with 10 years of experience in technical assistance, design, and implementation of global health programs, with a focus delivering effective health governance strategies to drive transformation and resiliency in the health sector. Read More Tate Crowards Associate Analyst Tate Crowards is an Associate Analyst with the Sustainable Business Group (SBG) with a background in research synthesis and both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Read More Noemi Danao-Schroeder Strategic Investment Advisor, INVEST Noemi Danao-Schroeder most recently served as Chief of Party for the United for Justice project in Honduras, a position to which she brought over 30 years of international development experience. Read More Sara Danish Senior Global Practice Specialist Sara Danish is a Latin-Americanist with a background in democratic governance and violence prevention. She designs and implements citizen security projects. Read More Gareth Davies Senior Principal Global Practice Specialist, Public Financial Management Gareth Davies is a Senior Principal Global Practice Specialist with DAI and a nine-time Chief of Party managing projects focused on complex economic, trade an public financial management reforms. Read More Nicole DeCastro Global Practice Specialist, Health Security Nicole DeCastro began her career in humanitarian and disaster response working with the U.S. Agency for International Development to address crises including Ebola in West Africa and the humanitarian emergency in Syria. Read More Nitish Debnath Team Leader, Fleming Fund Project, Bangladesh Dr. Nitish C. Debnath pioneered the One Health movement in Bangladesh in 2007 jointly with veterinarians, physicians and environmental scientists, and launched a new professional organization called One Health Bangladesh. Read More Peter Dimitroff Chief of Party, USAID Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability Project Peter Dimitroff holds more than 25 years of international development and project management experience, primarily in the Middle East and Afghanistan and focusing on anti-corruption, budget transparency, legislative strengthening, and women’s empowerment. Read More Matthew Dixon Project Management Analyst Matthew Dixon is an environment and project management professional focused on further strengthening business operations and project finance in the Sustainable Business Group. Read More Lief Doerring Senior Principal Development Specialist, Private Sector Development and Investment Lief Doerring is a senior international development expert, leader, and portfolio manager with more than 20 years of experience working in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. Read More Keith Doxtater Chief of Party, ASEAN PROSPECT For the last decade, Keith Doxtater has provided strategic direction and project management expertise from both the field and home office for U.S. Agency for International Development projects in Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, the Philippines, Somalia, and Sri Lanka. Read More Talia Dweck ICT Specialist, Center for Digital Acceleration With a consistent focus on the integration of user-centered design in digital development, Talia conducts digital strategic analyses, manages digital projects, and supports the Center for Digital Acceleration in its innovation work, for example by managing the implementation of digital prizes and challenges. Read More Enene Ejembi Senior Manager, Knowledge Management & Strategic Communications Enene Ejembi designs strategy and leads implementation of a communications, knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation portfolio. Read More Elizabeth Elfman Development Specialist, Health Elizabeth Elfman, a health specialist, began her career in Massachusetts working to accelerate health care delivery. Seven years later she has accrued a vast array of experience working and studying health systems. Read More Jeanne Ellis Portfolio Director Jeanne Ellis is a Director for DAI’s Sustainable Business Group, where she manages a portfolio of projects in social impact management, local content development, and corporate social investment. Read More Chukwuka Enetanya Senior Manager, Finance Chukwuka Enetanya is the compliance team lead in DAI’s office in Nigeria. Read More Thomas Erdmann Director, Inclusive Economic Growth Thomas Erdmann specializes in natural resources management. A trained forester, he offers expertise in community forestry, agroforesty, ecoregional or landscape-scale conservation and development, conservation forestry, and land use planning. Read More Juan Estrada-Valle Chief of Party, Afghanistan Value Chains-High Value Crops Juan Estrada-Valle is an international expert in agriculture, trade, investment, and stability. Read More Arsalan Ali Faheem Director of Strategy and Business Development, Pakistan Arsalan Ali Faheem is Director of Strategy and Business Development with DAI’s corporate office in Pakistan, where he leads corporate strategy, client engagement, and new business development. Read More Jeremy Finch Ethics and Compliance Officer and Head of Internal Audit, United Kingdom Jeremy Finch heads up the internal audit, ethics, and compliance functions for DAI’s U.K. office. As such, he is the custodian of the control environment for the company and its complex network across the project portfolio as well as being the liaison for DAI’s formidable ethics policy and exemplary code of business conduct. Read More Jette Findsen Vice President, Environment Jette Findsen has experience working internationally and domestically on issues of climate change, natural resources management, clean energy, and climate finance. Read More Amy Fisher Associate Manager As Associate Manager for DAI’s Sustainable Business Group (SBG), Amy Fisher supports the financial and operational structures of SBG’s business unit, in addition to supporting project management across SBG’s portfolio of projects. Read More Louise Flynn Lead Specialist, Environment and Health Louise Flynn leads DAI Sustainable Business Group’s (SBG) health, safety, security, and environment programs globally. Read More Christina Frey Director, Governance As Director of DAI’s governance practice in the United Kingdom, Christina Frey provides technical and managerial expertise and leadership across DAI’s portfolio of governance programmes with the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Read More Natawnee Fritz Senior Director, U.S. Government Strategy Natawnee Fritz oversees the market analysis, research, and strategy development and implementation for DAI’s U.S. Government business unit. Read More Natasha Gaskin-Peters Director, Centre for Local Business Development, Guyana Natasha Gaskin-Peters is an economist with experience in both micro- and macroeconomics with DAI’s Sustainable Business Group (SBG) Read More Polly Gillingham Director of New Business Polly Gillingam joined DAI in 2000 and has 25 years of experience in the international development sector. Read More Amethyst Gillis Senior Advisor and Laboratory Capacity Expert Drawing on a professional background that combines laboratory-based research and global health, Amethyst supports DAI’s Fleming Fund grant activities, which build the institutional and diagnostic capacity of laboratories and other organizations to perform surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read More Enrique Giraldo Chief of Party, El Salvador Domestic Resource Mobilization Program Enrique Giraldo has more than 20 years of experience in tax policy and administration, demonstrated management credentials in leading U.S. Agency for International Development projects, and established credibility with Salvadoran counterparts. Read More Johannes Go Deputy Chief of Party Johannes “John” Go has grants management, operational, and financial experience, having worked on various DAI programs since 2000. Read More Leslie Gonzales Director, Project Delivery Team, Africa Leslie Gonzales is an international development professional with nearly 20 years of experience designing, implementing, managing and evaluating gender, youth, and stabilization programs in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America, and Eastern Europe. Read More Eduardo González-Pier Team Leader, Mexico Better Health Programme Eduardo Gonzalez-Pier is an economist with more than 20 years of experience in the health and social security sectors. Read More Ric Goodman Technical Services Director, Resilience Ric Goodman’s focus is on solutions to extreme poverty and vulnerability, often in hard to reach areas. He broadened his work to include the provision of goods and services to populations in remote areas, often in fragile ecosystems and environments, where people’s livelihoods are inherently fragile. Read More Bill Grant Senior Principal Global Practice Specialist, Agriculture and Market Systems Bill Grant is a pioneer in developing market systems development approaches through his work on developing and applying value chain and Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) approaches on 25 long-term projects in more than 30 countries. Read More Colleen Green Vice President, Economic Growth Since joining DAI in 2000, Colleen Green has served as a microfinance specialist providing short-term support to bank downscaling and other programs to benefit micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Read More Jonathan Greenham Chief of Party, USAID Haiti AVANSE For 30 years, Jonathan Greenham has focused on identifying new options for agribusiness entrepreneurs in developing countries, improving production, increasing access to markets, and forging public-private partnerships. Read More Rhiannon Gulick Senior Global Practice Specialist, Environment As part of DAI’s Environment team, Rhiannon Gulick melds technical expertise in natural resource management, energy and climate change with practical experience in business development, facilitation, and technical writing. Read More Jay Gutzwiller Vice President, Global Region Jay Gutzwiller manages DAI’s portfolio of USAID-funded projects in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, as well as Washington, D.C.-based global programs. Read More Barbara Habib Senior Manager Barbara Habib is a Senior Manager for DAI’s Sustainable Business Group and Project Director for its Enterprise Development Center in Mozambique. She is a development professional with more than 13 years of experience managing and implementing economic and community development projects. Read More Ellen Haile Associate Analyst Ellen Haile has a background in Applied Economics and currently supports the Sustainable Business Group as an Associate Analyst. Read More Nandi Hall Director, Economic Growth Nandi Hall is Director of Economic Growth, with more than 15 years of experience working in international development in both the private and nongovernmental sector. Read More David Hall Global Practice Manager, Public Financial Management and Fiscal Transparency David Hall is the Global Practice Manager, Public Financial Management and Fiscal Transparency, in DAI’s Governance sector. Read More Jeremy Haslam Vice President, Stabilization and Peacebuilding Jeremy “Jez” Haslam is an international development and crisis response professional with two decades of experience delivering programs in countries facing complex emergencies, conflict, or political transition. Read More Nancy Haugh Digital Associate Nancy Haugh is a Digital Associate at DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration. Read More Richard Heap Senior Consultant, Climate Business Richard Heap is a Senior Consultant for Climate at DAI and has been involved in some of DAI’s most high-profile programs in the climate and energy sector. Read More Patrick Henry Senior Director, Sustainable Business Group Patrick Henry is a Senior Director in DAI Global’s Sustainable Business Group who leads supplier development initiatives globally and manages DAI’s work with ExxonMobil. Read More Eunice Heredia-Ortiz Senior Global Practice Specialist, Public Financial Management Specializing in public finance, Eunice Heredia-Ortiz has helped governments in many countries transform their fiscal policy and management, laying the foundations for more efficient and accountable use of public resources, better public service delivery, and improved living standards. Read More Kate Heuisler Principal Digital and Innovation Advisor Kate Heuisler is a Principal Digital and Innovation Advisor. Read More Said Abu Hijleh Country Director, Palestine Said Abu Hijleh, DAI Country Director in Palestine, is an executive manager and private enterprise development specialist with more than 25 years of experience building economic resilience and creating market linkages for the West Bank and Gaza. Read More Anne-Sofia Holmberg Project Director, European Union and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Projects Anne-Sofia Holmberg is a Project Director responsible for management of our portfolio of European Union programmes and a team of project managers. Read More Leland Howard Strategic Recruitment Manager, Stabilization and Peacebuilding Leland Howard is the Strategic Recruitment Manager. Leland brings 10 years of international development recruitment experience, with a focus on good governance, public financial management, countering violent extremism, and stabilization programming in fragile and transitioning states. Read More Don Humpal Global Practice Specialist, Agriculture and Market Systems Don Humpal has worked for more than 30 years on agricultural production, postharvest handling and storage, marketing, and food safety programs, primarily in Africa as well as in Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, and Middle East. Read More Virtuous Igbodika Deputy Head, Project Management Unit Virtuous Igbodika manages the delivery of project portfolio in DAI’s office in Nigeria. Read More Bronwyn Irwin Chief of Party, Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships Bronwyn Irwin is an agricultural economist who specializes in strengthening agricultural market systems to increase competitiveness while preserving natural resources, increasing food security, and integrating gender. Read More Antonio Iskandar Global Practice Lead, Citizen Security Antonio Iskandar is leading DAI’s efforts in the Citizen Security area by supporting business development efforts, the generation of knowledge and technical products, and the successful implementation of projects within that practice. Read More Bobby Jefferson Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, DAI Global Health Bobby Jefferson, a leader in the field of information and communications technology for development, works to expand DAI’s range of digital health services. Read More Paul Jeffery Director, Asia Region Paul Jeffery has 22 years of experience leading international development programs in Asia, Africa, and the Balkans. He currently oversees a portfolio of USAID-funded environment projects in Southeast Asia. Read More Liz Jordan Senior Global Practice Specialist, water, sanitation, and hygiene Liz Jordan is a senior water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) expert, with 10 years of experience working in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with a particular focus on applying research and learning to WASH programs. Read More Jeremy Kanthor Vice President, Development Innovations Jeremy Kanthor oversees DAI’s technical sectors and business development for our work with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department, and other U.S. Government clients. Read More Zachary Kaplan Vice President, Sustainable Business Group Zachary Kaplan specializes in public-private partnerships in both core and social infrastructure, helping governments and private sector clients work together and deliver key services and goods. Read More Jeremy Keeton Deputy Chief of Party, Paani Jeremy Keeton specializes in biodiversity conservation and climate change, with an emphasis on environmental governance, climate change adaptation, and anti-wildlife trafficking. Read More Olga Kent Lead Revenue Analyst Olga Kent is an international development professional with a background in finance and accounting. Read More Zobaidul Haque Khan Deputy Team Leader, Fleming Fund, Bangladesh Zobaidul Haque Khan is a medical doctor turned epidemiologist with 39 years of professional experience, including more than 21 years in the public health sector. Read More Umer Khanzada Project Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning, Central and South Asia; Team Leader, Alignment, Monitoring, and Results programme Umer Khanzada is providing technical leadership to DAI’s European approach to effective monitoring and evaluation and to support all efforts geared towards Managing for Development Results across the entire portfolio. Read More Hélène Kirémidjian Global Practice Specialist, Private Sector Development and Investment Hélène Kirémidjian has 10 years of professional experience in analysis, design, and implementation of economic growth projects focusing on value chain development and business enabling environment reform. Read More Tine Knott Senior Vice President, U.S. Government Business Unit Tine oversees the development, marketing, and delivery of DAI’s development solutions for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department, and other U.S. Government clients. Read More Rémy Kormos Principal Consultant, Economic Growth Rémy Kormos has more than 25 years of experience in international business law, implementing business environment reform, commercial law, and judicial reform in developing and transitioning countries. Read More Luke Kozumbo Senior Economist Luke Kozumbo specializes in economic analysis and issues of trade and economic competitiveness. Read More Rodion Kraus Senior Technical Adviser, Global Health Dr. Rodion Kraus is a Senior Technical Adviser for DAI Global Health and the Project Director for the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Program (TDDAP), which works in six countries to strengthen health systems and institutions to deliver better health security and improve disease preparedness and response. Read More Marina Krivoshlykova Global Practice Lead, Private Sector Development and Investment Marina Krivoshlykova specializes in enterprise development and competitiveness. She provides technical assistance and management support to private sector development projects worldwide, focusing on issues of value chain strengthening, market analysis, and design of strategies for firm and industry competitiveness. Read More Jacqui Larsen Practice Lead, Social Determinants of Health, Global Health As Practice Lead for Social Determinants of Health, Jacqui Larsen provides thought leadership and technical input into the design and implementation of projects in a broad range of health areas for a diverse set of clients. Read More Charlotte Laurence Project Director, Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa (TDDA) programme Charlotte Laurence is a Senior Health Advisor for DAI Global Health, focusing on programme delivery, technical strategy, and proposal development. Read More Joseph Leavenworth Bakali Senior Analyst Joe Leavenworth Bakali provides technical analysis, program management, and business development support to innovation, local content, and energy transition projects. Read More John Leckie Global Practice Lead, Land Tenure and Property Rights John Leckie has 19 years of international project experience in the land, natural resources, and environment sectors in Europe, Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, and South America. Read More Sarah Leigh-Hunt Principal Consultant, Technical Services, Governance Sarah Leigh-Hunt has worked with parliaments, political parties, electoral bodies, and civil society organizations in a range of contexts, and has expertise applying a political economy lens to project planning and implementation. Read More Tom Lenaghan Principal Global Practice Specialist, Agriculture and Market Systems Tom Lenaghan is a specialist in agricultural value chain and market systems approaches to development. Read More Archie D. Lightfoot Vice President, Global Security Archie D. Lightfoot has worked with DAI since 2015, supporting and directing projects in Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mexico, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Palestine. He took over as head of DAI’s Global Security function in 2021. Read More Glen Lockwood Director Glen Lockwood is a seasoned project manager who studied at Princeton University in the United States and the Ecole Polytechnique in France before working in various capacities in Asia, Europe, and South America. Read More Donald Lunan Global Director for Climate Donald Lunan is the Global Director for Climate at DAI. Read More Chris MacDonald Managing Director, Oman and GCC Countries Chris MacDonald is a supply chain management and procurement and contracting professional with 36 years of experience working for Shell International. He advises private-sector clients on local content development strategies for DAI’s Sustainable Business Group. Read More Sarah Maguire Global Director of Safeguarding Sarah Maguire is the Global Director of Safeguarding at DAI. Sarah practiced at the Bar of England and Wales in criminal defence, immigration, asylum, and family law before joining the former U.K. Department for International Development as Senior Human Rights Adviser. Read More Greg Maly Associate Director of Digital Products, Center for Digital Acceleration Greg Maly has spent his career working at the intersection of global development and diplomacy, technology, and the arts. Read More Joey Manfredo Senior Project Manager Joey Manfredo is an international development professional with more than a decade of project management and leadership experience in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More Robin Martino Chief of Party, Integrated Natural Resource Management project Robin Martino is Chief of Party for the Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) Activity. INRM provides on-demand technical assistance for USAID Missions, Bureaus, and Independent Offices across a wide array of environmental and natural resource management issues. Read More Christy Martins Principal Global Practice Manager, Stabilization and Peacebuilding Christy Martins has 15 years of international development experience, focused on community development in transition, post-conflict, and post-disaster situations in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa. Read More Travis Massar Senior Global Sector Specialist, Financial Services and Investment Travis Massar is a development professional with more than 10 years of experience in the design and implementation of programming in the areas of market systems development, livelihoods and food security, financial services, and investment. Read More Andrew McKenzie Technical Co-Lead, Governance, Policy and Planning, Global Health Dr. Andrew McKenzie has more than 30 years of experience in capacity building and management of health systems and services, working in the public sector, the private sector, in universities, and in nongovernmental organisations. Read More William McKenzie Director, Sustainable Business Group William McKenzie is a Director within DAI’s Sustainable Business Group, supporting the leadership team in strategy, client relations, organization development, and delivery management. Read More Doug McLean Strategic Advisor Doug McLean provides strategic management and operational guidance to DAI offices and across business units. He is part of the Geographic and Digital Platforms technical leadership support team. Read More Jeffrey Mecaskey Team Leader, Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa (TDDA) Jeffrey Mecaskey has more than 35 years of experience in health and political economics, health policy, and management. He is the Team Leader for the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa (TDDA) project, which works in six countries to strengthen health systems and institutions to deliver better health security and improve disease preparedness and response. Read More Chloe Messenger Senior Consultant, Center for Digital Acceleration Chloe Messenger is a Senior Consultant within DAI’s dedicated Center for Digital Acceleration, working across business units and donors to help integrate new technologies into development work. Read More Chrysanthos Miliaras Director, Project Delivery Team, Asia For more than 25 years, Chrys Miliaras has helped build sound and inclusive financial systems in more than 20 countries that promote economic growth and reduce poverty. Read More Charlotte Mitchell Senior Consultant, Global Health, and TDDAP Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Charlotte Mitchell is a public health specialist with more than nine years of wide-ranging United Kingdom and international experience. Read More Janine Mitchell Senior Practice Specialist, Health Security Janine Mitchell is an Epidemiologist and Global Health Specialist with more than 15 years of experience and having worked in more than 30 countries. Read More Danijela Momirovic Senior ICT Specialist Danijela Kostic performs management, coordination, planning, and assessments of information and communications technology (ICT) projects, writing technical documentation, reviewing ICT components for DAI projects, working on proposals with ICT components, and designing tailored solutions for project beneficiaries. Read More Joshua Moraczewski Principal, DAI Capital Joshua Moraczewski leads DAI Capital’s alternative asset management practice covering both private equity and credit. Joshua has more than 20 years of investment banking and private equity experience working in both developed and emerging markets. Read More Michelle Morgan Chief of Party, Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Businesses Activity (ACEBA) Michelle Morgan has dedicated her 25-year career to private sector development—and improving local knowledge, skills, and processes for sustained economic growth. Read More Galia Nurko Associate Digital Specialist, Center for Digital Acceleration Galia Nurko is an Associate Digital Specialist at DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration. Read More Judith Ogedegbe Nigeria Executive Director Judith Ogedegbe serves as Executive Director for DAI in Nigeria, responsible for all of DAI’s operations in Nigeria. Read More Trevor Olexy Software Developer, Center for Digital Acceleration Trevor’s eclectic professional background encompasses technology, electro-mechanical engineering, software development, data analytics, and musical performance. Read More Afua Owusu Associate, Center for Digital Acceleration Afua Owusu is an experienced strategic communications professional with a background in entrepreneurship and small business development. Read More Daniel O’Neil Chief of Party, USAID Water and Sanitation Project Daniel O’Neil has more than 30 years of experience directing a wide range of international development projects in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Read More Bill Parente Chief of Party, USAID IUWASH PLUS, Indonesia A professional engineer by training, Bill has led numerous infrastructure and development projects for donors in countries around the world. He contributes to DAI’s water, environment, and infrastructure programs as part of the Technical Services team. Read More Ejonta Pashaj Senior Director, Business Development Management Ejonta Pashaj learned of DAI through a public administration program DAI was implementing in Albania. Ejonta says she was impressed with how DAI approaches working with local governments, especially the emphasis on citizen participation in municipal decision making. Read More Skye Perske Business Development Director, Asia In her role as Business Development Director for the Asia Region, Skye Perske is focused on ensuring strong links between business development and project management. Read More Kirsten Pfeiffer Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Uganda Feed the Future Inclusive Agricultural Markets Activity Kirsten Pfeiffer leads the design and implementation of complex agriculture market systems and investment facilitation projects. Read More Kent Piper CEO, DAI Pakistan; Vice President, Finance and Operations, U.S. Government Business Kent Piper has more than 25 years of professional experience, largely in senior or executive management roles. Steeped in various aspects of corporate finance and operations, he also has direct program management experience in client engagements. Read More Inta Plostins Digital Specialist As a Digital Specialist at DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration, Inta Plostins works at the intersection of digital tools and development. Read More Alma Porciuncula Chief of Party, Philippines Safe Water Alma Porciuncula has been leading DAI’s work in the Philippines on innovative financing for water supply and sanitation projects, policy, and regulatory and utility reform since 1994. Read More David Pottebaum Chief of Party, Philippines ENGAGE Program David Pottebaum has more than 27 years of technical and managerial experience focusing on institutional and organizational development, public administration transparency and accountability, policy reform, and rural agricultural development. Read More Paula Quigley Technical Lead, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Evidence and Learning, Global Health Dr. Paula Quigley is a medical doctor with more than 30 years of experience in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, and health systems strengthening. Read More Kristi Ragan Chief of Party, USAID INVEST Kristi Ragan leads INVEST, a flagship USAID program to research, develop, and build “blended finance” solutions for development challenges. Read More Stephen Rahaim Senior Global Practice Leader, Innovation Stephen Rahaim is a health system, private sector engagement, and social innovation specialist with 20 years of experience working to strengthen health systems in emerging and developing markets. Read More Zaki Raheem Senior Manager, Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship Zaki Raheem is private sector development specialist, where he engages in market assessments that look to link micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises and producers to growing markets. Read More Bhairav Raja Senior Manager, Private Sector Development Bhairav Raja is a Client Lead in DAI’s Sustainable Business Group, based in London. Read More Jonathan Randall Principal Global Practice Leader, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Jonathan Randall has been working at the intersection of sustainable economic development, climate change, and environmental conservation for more than 17 years. Read More Richard Rapier Chief of Party, USAID Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support Richard Rapier for 15 years has worked in domestic and international programs addressing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), water and waste resource management, and environmental and social impact assessment and management in infrastructure. Read More Ayesha Rasheed Team Leader, Fleming Fund, Pakistan Dr. Ayesha Rasheed is a public health physician with more than 20 years of donor-funded, health program management experience, including oversight of field epidemiology and laboratory training programs. Read More Mark Rasmuson Senior Technical and Management Advisor, Preparedness and Response Mark Rasmuson currently serves as Senior Technical and Management Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Preparedness and Response Project. Read More Gregg Ravenscroft Commercial Director Gregg Ravenscroft, DAI’s Commercial Director in our Europe office, has a track record improving operational capacity and profitability across multiple project environments. Read More Matthew Roberts Director, Programme Resources Matthew Roberts leads the U.K. office’s Programme Resources team, which oversees the systems, processes, and resources that DAI uses to efficiently deliver its portfolio of U.K. Government-funded projects. Read More Kristen Roggemann Director of Digital Business, Center for Digital Acceleration Kristen Roggemann has extensive field experience in the Middle East and Africa working on mobile-for-development initiatives in both public and private sector contexts. Read More Chris Rose Project Director, Climate Change and the Environment Chris Rose is a Project Director for Climate Change and the Environment with DAI’s EU business. Read More Peter Ross Project Management and Advisor Peter Ross has been a permanent member of staff for 25 years. A member of the project management team, he is responsible for planning and managing our current long-term UKaid programmes in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia. Read More Alice Rossignol Analyst Alice Rossignol is an economist working in DAI’s Sustainable Business Group (SBG). Read More Mark Rostal Chief of Party, Lebanon Trade and Investment Facilitation Activity Mark Rostal is an expert in designing financial services and products for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries, offering directly applicable technical expertise and senior management experience. Read More Amanda Ryan Senior Analyst Amanda Ryan specializes in local content for the mining and oil and gas industries and supports data and policy analysis, project management, and business development for DAI’s Sustainable Business Group. Read More Robert Ryan-Silva Global Practice Specialist, Governance, and Director, DAI Maker Lab Rob Ryan-Silva is an international development professional with nearly 25 years of experience using systems approaches to achieve development results. Rob joined DAI in 2002. Read More Luke Ryba Global Sector Specialist, Financial Services and Investment Luke Ryba provides programmatic and partnership development work across a variety of economic growth areas. Read More Robert Salerno Director, Global Health Security Robert Salerno a global health and development practitioner with 15 years of experience working on complex development projects for a variety of donor and private sector clients. Read More John Sampson Chief of Party, Kenya NiWajibu Wetu John Sampson has 14 years of experience leading complex, high-speed programs in conflict, post-conflict, and fragile environments, including stability and transition, countering violent extremism, governance, emergency assistance, crisis management, infrastructure, and civil-military coordination programs. Read More Mobola Sandey Principal Specialist Mobola Sandey is a Principal Specialist with DAI’s Sustainable Business Group (SBG), where she focuses on sustainable supply chain, supplier development, and local content issues. Read More Araba Sapara-Grant Digital Specialist Araba Sapara-Grant is a Digital Specialist at DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration. Read More Shannon Sarbo Deputy Chief of Party, Policy Leadership, Interactions, Networks, and Knowledge (LINK) project Shannon Sarbo is Deputy Chief of Party for the Policy Leadership, Interactions, Networks, and Knowledge (LINK) project, driving efforts to transform agricultural policy systems worldwide. Read More Kongkona Sarma Principal Consultant, Economic Growth Kongkona Sarma is an economist with more than 15 years of experience working primarily in areas of investment facilitation, business environment reform, and monitoring and evaluation. Read More Belem Saucedo Associate Manager Belem Saucedo collaborates on projects with financial institutions to strengthen MSME ecosystems in developing countries. Read More Darren Saywell Senior Principal Global Practice Manager, Water Darren Saywell has 25 years of experience in practice, research and policy development in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), with a particular focus on solutions in urban environments. Read More Cathy Shaw Director, Frontiers Team/Know-How Lab Cathy Shaw is Director, Frontiers Team/Know-How Lab. Formerly a researcher in economic development in transition countries, Cathy has worked on long-term programmes in Nigeria and Russia, eastern Europe and central Asia. Read More Fiona Shera Lead Technical Adviser, Trade Fiona Shera has more than 25 years of experience in international development, with a strong focus on trade. In addition to providing technical leadership on DAI’s trade work, she is Technical Director of the Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund, covering Egypt and Jordan. Read More Muhammad Shoaib Chief of Party, Pakistan Land Registration in Merged Areas Muhammad Shoaib has more than 15 years of experience managing and implementing complex programs in difficult operating environments across Pakistan. Read More Michael Siebert Technical Lead, HR Planning and Management, Global Health Michael Siebert is a management consultant with 20 years of experience in human resource management, service management and planning, organisational development, and information systems. Read More Katja Silva-Leander Director, Development Finance and Investment Katja Silva-Leander is a Director at DAI, specializing in development finance and investment, with 20 years of experience working in the financial services and international development fields. Read More Heather Skilling Principal Global Practice Specialist, Water Heather Skilling has more than 25 years of experience in strengthening water and sanitation service delivery through analytic, project design, evaluation, and consulting work with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), consulting firms, and others. Read More Keith Smith Senior Vice President, HMG Business Unit Keith Smith leads HMG Business Unit, which focuses on delivering UKAID and implementing bilateral development investments for Her Majesty’s Government, principally the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Read More Emmanuel Sokpo Technical Co-Lead, Governance, Policy and Planning, Global Health Dr. Emmanuel Sokpo is a specialist clinician with extensive training in public health. Read More Alejandro Solis ICT Specialist, LAC Region, Center for Digital Acceleration Alejandro Solis brings extensive experience working on development projects across Central America and the Caribbean. Read More Miniratu Soyoola Technical Lead, Community Health Systems and Gender, Global Health Miniratu Soyoola has more than 20 years of experience in health and social development programme implementation, coordination, and strategy development. Read More Bruce Spake Vice President, Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan Region Bruce Spake leads the company’s development initiatives in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan. Read More Ruth Sparrey Director, Resilience, Climate, and Environment Ruth Sparrey leads the Resilience, Climate, and Environment practice in our U.K. office. Read More Miriam Stankovich Senior Digital Policy Specialist, Center for Digital Acceleration Miriam Stankovich has rich research experience in leading complex projects in data protection and governance, intellectual property and technology law, regulatory impact assessment of emerging technologies (AI, Blockchain, IoT, Virtual/Augmented Reality, and 3D Printing), and technology transfer. Read More Tamara Stanton Senior Advisor Tamara Stanton is a Senior Advisor within DAI’s USG Business Unit. Read More Blessing Musa Stephen Team Leader, Fleming Fund, Nigeria Blessing Musa Stephen is a global health practitioner with a multidisciplinary background of expertise in pharmacy, public administration, management, and health economics, and more than 10 years of experience in the health development sector in Nigeria. Read More Lisa Stone Epidemiology Adviser Dr. Lisa Stone is an accomplished medical and public health consultant with experience in public health policy, planning, and programs for nonprofit and governmental health agencies. Read More Katie Taratus Senior Director, DAI Global Health Since joining DAI in 2006, Katie Taratus has supported projects focused on health security, food and nutritional security, livelihoods, economic strengthening, and resiliency. Read More David Tardif-Douglin Principal Development Specialist, Agriculture and Market Systems David Tardif-Douglin is an agricultural economist with expertise in capacity building, training, and managing and overseeing multiple technical teams operating in multiple project sites. Read More Roberto Toso Team Leader, Lebanon Economic Reform and Infrastructure Investment Programme Roberto Toso is a senior economist with more than 25 years of international development experience working on financial sector reform, economic policy, public financial management, international trade, and competitiveness strategy. Read More Caterina Valero Chief of Party, Unidos por la Justicia project Caterina Valero is an international development professional with more than 30 years of experience in program management and implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More Anand Varghese Associate Director for Digital Advisory, Center for Digital Acceleration Anand Varghese helps DAI’s projects integrate ICT into their activities and build partnerships with local technology companies. Read More Shannon Vasamsetti Global Practice Specialist, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Shannon Vasamsetti ’s work has focused on the nexis of climate change, rural livelihoods, and natural resource management. Read More Katie Vaughan Senior Management Analyst Katie Vaughan is an international development and project management professional supporting the finance and operations team in the Sustainable Business Group. Read More Paul Violette Practice Leader, Sustainable Cities Paul Violette manages DAI’s Sustainable Cities practice, which collaborates with cities and peri-urban communities to reduce waste and environmental pollution, transition to renewables, improve service delivery, boost inclusive and equitable economic growth, and strengthen governance and resilience. Read More Catherine Wallis Lead, Climate and Natural Resources Catherine Wallis leads our Climate and Natural Resources Team, supporting business development, technical assistance, and project management with a focus on resilient and food-secure communities, healthy productive ecosystems, and sustainable development outcomes in the context of climate hazards. Read More Mike Walsh Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Mike Walsh’s credentials as DAI’s leading watchdog were earned over a 30-year career of scrutinizing procurement worldwide. During tenures as the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) contracting officer in Bangladesh, Egypt, and East Africa, Mike managed some of the most successful and innovative projects in the USAID portfolio. Read More Mark Walter Senior Global Practice Specialist, Trade and Investment Mark Walter is an international development lawyer specializing in the business-enabling environment, commercial dispute resolution, trade policy reform and assessment, and drafting and implementation of commercial law. Read More James E. Watson Vice President, U.S. Government Programs James Watson oversees all projects implemented by the U.S. Government Business Unit, DAI’s largest operating division. As Vice President, he is responsible for ensuring operational excellence and delivering superior development results globally. Read More Walter Weaver Vice President, Asia Region For the last 20 years, Walter Weaver has focused his broad interests in development on environment projects in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. Read More Tom Weaver Team Leader, Fleming Fund, Indonesia Tom Weaver has worked on livestock development and One Health projects in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 12 years. Read More Helle Weeke General Counsel Helle Weeke specializes in trade, investment, and legal development issues. As Chief of Party and Senior Technical Advisor to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative, she supported the release of the Provincial Competitiveness Index. Read More Kirsten Weeks Vice President, Global Health Kirsten Weeks has more than 17 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing donor-funded global health projects. Read More Samantha Weinberg Associate Manager, Products and Innovation, Center for Digital Acceleration Samantha Weinberg is the Associate Manager of Products and Innovation at DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration. Read More Geoffrey Wright Chief of Party, Central Asia Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Project Geoffrey Wright is a senior trade and regulatory reform leader with 26 years of experience. Read More Robin Young Senior Principal Development Specialist, Financial Services and Investment Robin Young is Principal Global Practice Specialist for DAI with 25 years of experience as technical advisor and team leader on investment and financial services projects and engagements in developing and frontier markets. Read More Zehra Zaidi Director, Education Zehra Zaidi is the Director for Education in DAI’s Europe office and has designed and led programmes focused on education, innovation, governance, and social entrepreneurship. Read More Waleed Zaru Senior Director, U.S. Government Operations and Systems Team Waleed Zaru oversees the U.S. Government Operations and Systems Team. Read More Jakob Zeidler Vice President, European Union Business Unit As Vice President of DAI’s European Union business, Jakob Zeidler leads the business unit’s integration, growth, and diversification. Read More Joy White Director, Global Employee Ownership Joy White is an international management specialist with more than 20 years of experience in international development, information technology systems, and foreign policy. Read More Team Filter Looking for expertise in a particular technical topic or geographical area? Click below to filter. 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