Mahmuda Begum joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1986. She worked as Assistant Commissioner and Magistrate in different districts of Bangladesh. Her work experience covers field administration, criminal Justices, Local Government Institutions, Land Administration and Secretariat. As a career civil servant she underwent different professional trainings in various training institutions of home…
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Aisha Khan has over 20 years experience in development work. As Founder & Head of the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change & Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization, she works at the community and policy level to strengthen climate action by supporting inclusive and participatory practices that promote social ecological and democratic equity. She is a member on the Board of…
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Jessica has expertise in managing risk management, anti-corruption, and capacity building initiatives. Starting her career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guyana, she has since dedicated her time to working with clients across both public and private sectors in developing markets. Having lived and worked in the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe, she has a demonstrated…
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Elizabeth (Liz) Yee is the Vice President of City Solutions, and is also responsible for overseeing the Global Delivery, Operations and Research functions within the City Solutions Team. Prior to joining 100 Resilient Cities, Liz spent 16 years as a public finance banker working with U.S. cities, municipal and state agencies and 501(c)3s to develop and execute financing strategies to fund their…
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Patricia Espinosa took office on 18 July 2016. Ambassador of Mexico to Germany since 2012 and from 2001 to 2002, Ms. Espinosa was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, bringing more than 30 years of experience at highest levels in international relations, specialized in climate change, global governance, sustainable development, gender equality and protection of human rights.…
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Ms. Stephanie von Friedeburg serves as the first Senior Vice President, Operations, at IFC. She most recently stewarded the institution in the midst of the pandemic and led the implementation of IFC’s strategy to create projects, attract private investment, and ultimately support a resilient and inclusive recovery in emerging markets. Ms. von Friedeburg currently leads all IFC investment…
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Jean Liu is the President at Didi Chuxing, the world's leading mobile transportation platform based in China. Jean joined DiDi in July 2014 from her previous position as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs (Asia). In 2017, Jean was named one of the 100 Most Influential People by Time, one of the world’s Most Powerful Women by Fortune, one of the world's Most Powerful Women in Tech by Forbes, one…
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Wafaa Alashwali is the CEO and Co-Founder of Serviis, a digital marketplace for service providers that connects customers with various professionals from small businesses and freelancers. Before founding Serviis, Wafaa had more than 11 years of experience in the private sector in Saudi Arabia. Her latest position before founding Serviis was Chief Support Services Officer at AlMuhaidib Contracting…
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Anand Patwardhan is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, USA. Prior to this position was Professor in the Shailesh J Mehta School of Management at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay. Mr. Patwardhan has a Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering) from IIT-Bombay and a MS (Environmental Science & Engineering) and PhD (Engineering and…
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Jaime Madrigano is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. She applies epidemiologic methods to evaluate the environmental and social determinants of health. Her prior work has examined adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to air pollution and extreme weather, focusing on vulnerable populations. Ms. Madrigano is also interested in how people perceive risk as it relates…
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