Academy Award winner Matt Damon is an actor, screenwriter, producer and humanitarian, who has garnered international acclaim for his work both on- and off-screen. Inspired during international travel with his family throughout Mexico and Guatemala as a youth, Damon has long been devoted to environmental and social issues including climate change science, early childhood education, fighting hunger...
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Jan Walliser was the Vice President for the World Bank's Global Practices covering Finance, Competitiveness, & Innovation; Governance; Macroeconomics, Trade, & Investment; and Poverty and Equity since July 1, from July 2015 to June 2018. In this role, Jan is charged with was responsible for ensuring high-quality lending, analytical and advisory services aligned with country demand and in...
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Jean previously served as an Assistant Director, National Institute of Education, and special advisor to the Domestic Policy Staff, in the White House. With the late Professor Harold J. Leavitt, of Stanford Graduate School of Business, she co-founded and currently directs the Connective Leadership Institute, in Pasadena, Calif. Jean has published eight books, three monographs, and 200+ articles...
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Sumathi is a strategic thinker and leader and is currently responsible for UNICEF’s programs in twenty Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries with a portfolio size of $US 700 million. Experienced at driving strategic agendas and building stakeholder alignment across Governments, National Boards, NGO Coalitions, UN Agencies, Private Sector Consortia, Academic and...
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Michael has been working with the research unit since 1998. For eleven of those years he has also been a (part-time) Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. His current research focuses on strategies for enhancing state capability for implementation, on crafting more mixed methods to assess 'complex' development interventions. In addition to more than 75...
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Previously Roby served as Manager of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability. His work in the Bank includes a strong focus on political economy analysis, building coalitions for change, anti-corruption, and performance based management of public institutions. Before joining the Bank, he worked with several NGOs in Argentina and Cuba, where he served as the Field Representative of the...
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Sofiane participated in the foundation of the MENAPAR network, a regional group affiliated with the UNDP and the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS). Sofiane is Vice-President for the MENA region and sits on the Board of Management of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) as well as co-chair of its working group on “Public Policy...
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Previously Ed was Senior Adviser to the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Global Practices Group for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) and was the Director of Operations Services, and Regional Manager for Financial Management in the Africa region of the Bank. For almost a decade, he led the Bank’s policy dialogues and technical assistance to clients on public financial management, private...
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Muhammad is the Executive Director of BRAC. He has an extensive background in leading humanitarian, social development, and public health organizations at international, cross-cultural settings. A medical doctor and a public health specialist, he has specialized training in maternal and child health & nutrition, as well as in disaster management. Before joining BRAC, he worked for 32 years...
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The Centre for Analysis and Public Affairs, is a Colombian- based consulting firm supporting public and private sector collaboration for higher development and governance levels. Juan served as Colombian Deputy Interior Minister between 2011 and 2012, both as Deputy Minister of Participation and Human Rights (2011) and Deputy Minister of Political Relations (2012). He was responsible for public...
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