Emma Prest joined OCCRP in 2019 and is the chief technology officer, overseeing the data, technology, and research teams. She establishes and directs strategic technology goals, policies and procedures, and ensures tools are aligned with OCCRP’s unique needs. Previously, she was the executive director of DataKind UK, where she led a community of more than 2,000 data scientists. She has worked at…
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Monserrat Creamer Guillén has been the Minister of Education since June 27, 2019. She holds a PhD in Education from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a Master's Degree from Alabama University and the Salesian Polytechnic University, respectively, and a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from PUCE. She has had a long professional career in the field of education and teaching. She was Director of…
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An Indian national, Karthik leads investments in growth stage consumer internet companies as part IFC's Disruptive Technologies team. His storied career has primarily been in financial services with a brief stint working for a primary healthcare startup in rural India.
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Özgül, a Turkish national, is an Environmental Engineer. She joined the World Bank Group as part of the Young Professional Program in 2019. She currently works with the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice in the West and Central Africa Region. See her LinkedIn page here .
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Victoria Collis is the Hub’s Interim Managing Director, responsible for leading the organisation, working closely with the Head of Operations as well as other members of the management team. Ms. Collis heads up discussions with donors and represents the Hub externally. She has spent the last decade working as a resident adviser to senior officials and ministers in education departments in low and…
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Karthik Muralidharan is the Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Born and raised in India, Prof. Muralidharan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University (summa cum laude), an M.Phil. in economics from Cambridge University (ranked first), and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. His research spans development,…
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Bård Vegar Solhjell is Director General of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) since January 2020. Mr. Solhjell came to Norad after 1.5 years as Secretary General of WWF Norway – World Wide Fund for Nature Norway. From 2001 to 2017 Mr. Solhjell held senior positions at the Norwegian Socialist Left Party (SV). From 2007 to 2015 he was Vice-chairman. He was member of the…
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On 21 June 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Ana Maria Menéndez of Spain as the next Senior Adviser on Policy. Ms. Menéndez succeeds Kyung-wha Kang of the Republic of Korea to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organization. Ms. Menéndez brings to the position more than 30 years of experience in…
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Elena Sterlin is IFC’s Senior Manager for Global Health and Education, managing a $2.7 billion portfolio of investments. Prior to joining IFC, Elena worked for Salomon Brothers. She holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow State University.
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