Nike, a Nigeria citizen, joined the World Bank in 2001. She is currently Practice Manager in the Governance Global Practice and leads a Global Unit with a team of highly professional staff working across all regions on core governance themes including Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability; Public Investment Management, Domestic Resource Mobilization, Governance of State Owned…
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Vivek Ramkumar joined the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in 2005 and currently is Senior Director of Policy. In this capacity, he oversees IBP’s research and advocacy efforts to expand the adoption of transparent and accountable budget systems around the world. As Senior Director, Vivek stands-in for the Executive Director, as requested. Vivek previously worked with the MKSS – an…
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Dr. Mirza Jahani is the Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. Since joining AKF USA in November 2009, Mirza has focused on widening and deepening partnerships with US-based organizations, strengthening support for the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) civil society development portfolio and promoting impact investments for AKDN projects in Africa and Asia as a way to boost…
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Mrs. Pamela Monroe Ellis was appointed Auditor General of Jamaica in 2008. In 2012 she was appointed to the Board of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), where she served for 6 years. During her tenure at IFAC she served on both the Audit Committee and Chaired the Governance Committee for three years. Mrs. Monroe Ellis was appointed Secretary-General of the Caribbean Organization…
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Helena Lindberg is the first Director General for the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) that was established in January 2009. She was previously the Director General for the Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and the Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA). Helena has a Master’s Degree in Law. She has worked as an Associate Judge of Appeals, and served as the Deputy Director at the…
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Dr. Hussam Al-Angari was born in Riyadh. He obtained his bachelor and master’s degrees in Accounting from King Abdulaziz University, where he joined work as a lecturer in 1991. In 2000, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the same department after he received his Ph.D. in Accounting and Financial Management from Essex University, UK. In 2005, Dr. Alangari was appointed as a Vice Dean…
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Gene L. Dodaro became the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on December 22, 2010, when he was confirmed by the US Senate. He was nominated by President Obama in September of 2010 from a list of candidates selected by a bipartisan, bicameral congressional commission. Prior to his appointment, he had been serving as Acting…
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Dr. Cinthya Game Vargas serves as Vice-Minister of Education in Ecuador. She holds a PhD in Education from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Doctorate in Socio-Educational Research from ESPE. She has obtained two master's degrees in education and four diplomas in teaching. She received her bachelor’s degree in Educational Sciences from the Catholic University of Santiago…
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María Brown Pérez has served as Ecuador's Minister of Education since May 2021. The Minister has a degree in International Relations from the Universidad San Andrés de Buenos Aires, a master’s degree in Special Education from the Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial and a Higher Diploma in Project Design, Management and Evaluation from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FLACSO. In her…
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Dina Ocampo is Professor at the University of the Philippines College of Education where she served as the Dean of the College of Education from 2010-2013. Her research focuses on literacy development and difficulties among Filipino-English bilingual children as well as on education reform and policy. She served as the Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction at the Department of Education…
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