Matthew Rycroft CBE
Matthew Rycroft CBE has been the Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development since 22 January 2018. Matthew was previously the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations from April 2015 to January 2018. From March 2011, Matthew was the FCO’s Chief Operating Officer. In that role he oversaw the running of the FCO and its network […]
Diane Rinaldo
Diane Rinaldo was sworn in as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the Department of Commerce on April 20, 2018. On May 9, 2019, she became Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information for the Department, and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Executive Branch agency principally responsible for advising […]
Tim Searchinger
Timothy D. Searchinger is a Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute and serves as the technical director of the next World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future. He is also a Research Scholar and Lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University. Although trained as a lawyer, his work today combines ecology and […]
Ana Yang
Emily Courey Pryor
Emily Courey Pryor is Executive Director of Data2X, and works to accelerate the production and use of gender data to advance gender equality. Emily has built and led a variety of start-ups, including the UN Foundation’s initiative on Women’s Economic Empowerment and the Girl Up campaign, has worked in the in the private sector, where […]
Pranaav Parrth
Pranaav is junior at NYU Abu Dhabi pursuing Public Policy and Economics. He has lived and worked in India and the UAE. Pranaav’s interests lie in governance and international relations. He has worked as a researcher at the Indian Parliament, as well as the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At present, he interns with Geocom […]
Dr. Ameh Onoja
Dr Onoja has become a common name in the Agricultural sector of the Nigeria, as the Brand-driver of the famous Value Chain Development Programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria that has been assisted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Over the years, he has served in the agricultural sector of Nigeria in […]
DeAnn McGrew
DeAnn McGrew, Winrock’s Director of Agriculture and Volunteer Programs, is responsible for the overall technical, financial and operational management of projects within the Agriculture & Volunteer Programs Unit — a global portfolio of international agriculture activities. She supports managers and provides advice and counsel on best practices in the agriculture sector. McGrew has more than […]
Julie Hyman
Julie has been a financial journalist for more than 20 years, covering events including the Great Financial Crisis, the collapse of drugmaker Valeant and the rise of meme stocks. She has interviewed newsmakers as varied as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg, NBA star Kevin Love and Vista Equity Partners Founder & CEO […]
Steven Hawkins
Dr. Jorge Haddock
Jorge Haddock-Acevedo is the twentieth President of the University of Puerto Rico. Dr. Haddock started his academic life as an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. Then at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he moved through the ranks by attaining tenure, becoming a full professor in engineering and later serving as the associate dean […]