1. Mission
  2. Our People

The people behind Evidence Action’s world-changing work

Our organization is led by passionate, innovative, and forward-thinking team members committed to lessening inequality and improving lives. We take action, converting impatience into impact.

Leadership

Global Leadership

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    Danielle Bayer

    Chief Executive Officer
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    Paul Byatta

    Executive Vice President, Africa Region
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    Jeff Grosz

    Executive Vice President, Accelerator & Programs
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    Ankur Garg

    Executive Vice President and Country Director, India (EAII Advisors)
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    Anne Iden

    Chief People Officer
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    Anthony Latta

    Chief Financial Officer
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    Kanika Bahl

    Senior Advisor and CEO, AI Access Initiative

Global Programs

  1. Anam Abdulla

    Associate Director, Deworm the World

  2. Moses Baraza

    Associate Director, Safe Water Now

  3. Katie Callahan

    Director, Safe Water Now

  4. Rebekah Chang

    Associate Director, Nutrition, Accelerator

  5. Palesa Hanc

    Associate Director, Finance & Operations, Accelerator

  6. Kyle Holloway

    Global Director, Accelerator

  7. Kara Kirby

    Associate Director, Finance & Operations, Nutrition

  8. Anna Konstantinova

    Director, MNCH

  9. Kate McCracken

    Director, Deworm the World

  10. Dr. Mark Minnery

    Associate Director and Lead Epidemiologist

Africa Regional and Country Leadership

  1. Benson Botha

    Country Director, Malawi

  2. Ima Chima

    Director, West & Central Africa

  3. Emilie Efronson

    Country Director, Liberia

  4. Rajab Hamisi

    Head of Regional Planning & Coordination

  5. Evans Ithiria

    Director, Finance & Administration

  6. Richard Kibuuka

    Country Director, Uganda

  7. Marinette Ngo Nemb

    Country Director, Cameroon

  8. Evans Nyambane

    Associate Director, Internal Audit

  9. Namakau Nyambe

    Country Director, Zambia

  10. Temitope Ogunbi

    Country Director, Nigeria

  11. Karen Olege

    Associate Director, People & Culture

  12. Chrispin Owaga

    Country Director, Kenya

  13. Maarten van de Reep

    Director, East & Southern Africa

Cross-Cutting and Technical Functions

  1. Natalie Duarte

    Director, Monitoring, Learning, & Evaluation Strategy

  2. Illah Evance

    Associate Director, Monitoring, Learning, & Evaluation

  3. Andrew Kitchel

    Associate Director, MLE Strategy

  4. Andrew Wang

    Associate Director, Cost Effectiveness

Global Departments

  1. Kayrn Aguirre

    Director, Institutional Philanthropy

  2. Kali Bell

    Associate Director, Talent Strategy

  3. Carlita Bevege

    Associate Director, External Relations

  4. Audrey Cooper

    Associate Director, Philanthropy

  5. Katie Donley

    Innovations Advisor

  6. Christopher Dunn

    General Counsel

  7. Ahmad Nasereddin

    Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

  8. Joann Phelan

    Associate Director, Global Operations

  9. Allen Rozario

    Director, Global Information & Technology

  10. Emma Sakson

    Associate Director, Development

  11. Jim Schroder

    Global Controller

  12. Michelle Sokol

    Director, Growth Communications

  13. Sarah Thompson

    Associate Director, Strategic Growth

  14. Joanna Wald

    Director, Global Grants & Contracts

EAII Advisors, our independent technical partner in India

  1. Abhinav Anand

    Associate Director, Safe Water Now Project Management Unit

  2. Sucharita Dutta

    Director, Programs

  3. Sameeraj Rao Ilapavuluri

    Chief of Staff

  4. Amrita Kishore

    Director, People and Culture

  5. Bimlesh Kumar

    Director, Programs

  6. Anju Raheja

    Associate Director Operations

  7. Priyanka Roy

    Director, MLE

  8. Shikha Singhal

    Associate Director, Programs

  9. Anurag Taneja

    Associate Director, Programs
Board

Board of Directors

  1. Shikhar Ghosh

    Chair of the Board, Evidence Action; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
    Shikhar Ghosh is currently a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. Ghosh...

  2. Amrita Ahuja

    Douglas B. Marshall, Jr. Family Foundation
    Amrita Ahuja is a founder of Evidence Action. An accidental social-entrepreneur, she led the the...

  3. Kanika Bahl

    Senior Advisor and CEO, AI Access Initiative
    Kanika is Senior Advisor and CEO of the AI Access Initiative. She served as CEO of Evidence...

  4. Jim Groch

    Former Chief Financial Officer, Global Group President, and Chief Investment Officer, CBRE Group, Inc.
    Jim Groch previously served as Chief Financial Officer, Global Group President, and Chief...

  5. Kent Walker

    President of Global Affairs, Google and Alphabet
    Kent is the President of Global Affairs at Google and Alphabet, where he oversees teams...

  6. Christina Riechers

    General Manager, Square Banking
    Christina Riechers is the General Manager of Square Banking, which provides cash flow tools and...

Board of Advisors

  1. Stefano Bertozzi

    Stefano Bertozzi is Professor and Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of...

  2. Stephen Luby

    Stephen Luby is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic...

  3. Hari Menon

    Hari Menon is Country Director for India at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he works...

  4. C.K. Mishra

    C.K. Mishra is a highly distinguished career civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service...

  5. Mushfiq Mobarak

    Mushfiq Mobarak is Associate Professor at Yale University with interests in environment and...

  6. Susan Nazzaro

    Susan Nazzaro is an access to medicines expert with experience across the not-for-profit and...

  7. Erik Nielsen

    Erik Nielsen brings over twenty years of academic and professional experience at the nexus of...