Lisa Slifer-Mbacke (Former Co-Chair)
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Robert Chase
Robert Chase Practice Manager – World Bank Fragile States Working Group Co-Chair Robert S. Chase is Practice Manager for Social Protection and Jobs in the World Bank’s East Africa Region. In that role, Rob has responsibility for a portfolio that…
Kris Inman
Kris Inman Technical Director for Strategy, Performance, and Learning at Social Impact Fragile States Working Group Co-Chair Dr. Kris L. Inman is a senior Aleader and subject matter expert in democracy, governance, conflict stabilization, and violent extremism prevention and disengagement…
Pallavi Roy
Pallavi Roy Professor – SOAS, University of London Fragile States Working Group Co-Chair Pallavi Roy is a Professor in Political Economy at SOAS University of London. Her research is on the application of institutional economics and in particular the political…
Mojisola Odeku
Mojisola Odeku Founder/Managing Consultant – Sustainable Health Consult Ltd Health Working Group Co-Chair Dr Mojisola Odeku has been a longtime leader and champion in Nigeria’s reproductive health and health systems strengthening landscape, and a veteran public health physician with 35+…
Laura Ghiron
Laura Ghiron ExpandNet Secretariat Member; President of Partners in Expanding Health Quality and Access Health Working Group Co-Chair Laura has served on ExpandNet’s Secretariat (expandnet.net) since its founding in 2003, helping shape the development of global scaling guidance, publications, and…
Richard Kohl
Richard Kohl Principle and Lead Consultant – Strategy & Scale, LLC SCoP Director of Strategic Learning and Practice | Mainstreaming Working Group Chair Dr. Richard Kohl is an independent consultant specializing in scaling up promising and proven innovations and programs…
Karla Petersen O’Farrill
Karla Petersen O’Farrill Director for Scaling – Innovations for Poverty Actions (IPA) Mainstreaming Working Group Co-Chair Karla Petersen O’Farrill is Innovations for Poverty Action’s (IPA) Director for Scaling. In this capacity, Karla leads the organization’s strategy to bring effective evidence-based…
Rachna Nag Chowdhuri
Rachna Nag Chowdhuri Senior Impact Advisor M&E Working Group Co-Chair Rachna Nag Chowdhuri is the former Director of Impact at the Tony Blair Institute and Senior Vice President, Impact at the Global Innovation Fund. She led the work of GIF’s…
John Floretta
John Floretta Global Deputy Executive Director – J-PAL M&E Working Group Co-Chair John Floretta has been the Global Deputy Executive Director of J-PAL since 2020. He works with J-PAL’s Executive Director to set J-PAL’s strategic vision and collaborates closely with…