Senior Advisor Grand Challenges for DevelopmentUnited States Agency for International Development
I am a highly creative and enterprising professional leading development, launch, and outreach around new Grand Challenge for Development opportunities at USAID, supporting existing programs as they seek to accelerate innovations, capturing data and sharing learning around the model, and strengthening the growing global network around Grand Challenges. Previously, I led engagement and outreach at the U.S. State Department's Office of Global Partnerships and managed the LIONS@FRICA partnership geared towards supporting the start-up ecosystem for young tech entrepreneurs in Africa. In addition, I've led communications and knowledge management activities for the United Nations Development Programme's Business Call to Action, and USAID's Global Development Alliance. My first career was in journalism - broadcast, print and online - and I've still got a passion for news.
Clean EnergyClean WaterEconomic OpportunityEducationFinancial ServicesHealthHealth DeliveryLivelihoodsResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSmallholder ProductivitySustainable MarketsWater ManagementYouth Job Skills
Caribbean, Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa