GPIA Alumni by Sector: Development
Sector: Development, UN, Latin America
Name: Ximena Lucia Gonzalez Fernandez
Degree: MS International Affairs 2022
Title: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialist – UNDP Peru
Ximena Lucia Gonzalez Fernandez is currently an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialist for the United National Development Program (UNDP) in Peru. She has previously had seven years of experience in the development sector, leading programs and projects with the corporate sector, civil society, and the government.
Sector: UN, Development
Name: Bart VosWinkel
Degree: MA International Affairs 2022
Title: General Contractor, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Financing for Sustainable Development Office
Bart is contractor for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, International Tax and Development Cooperation Branch. He previously interned in the same office. This role supports the FSDO in capacity development, supports the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, and the UN Second committee in intergovernmental negotiations on tax matters.
Sector: Development, Government
Name: Eddy Pierre
Degree: MA in International Affairs 2016
Title: Senior Communications Officer, Research & Innovation, International Rescue Committee
Eddy has over six years of experience in the public health space. He has worked for Partners in Health in Haiti and is currently working in the Emergency Management and Planning division of NYCDOHMH.
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Sector: Development
Name: Nathaniel Glidden
Degree: MA International Affairs 2015
Title: Multi-Year and Development Funding Lead- School-based Programmes, World Food Programme
Nathaniel is currently the Multi-Year and Development Funding Lead for the World Food Programme’s School-based Programmes division. In his current role, he has been tasked with leading a dynamic portfolio, including multi-year partnerships with the United States Department of Agriculture, the Government of Canada, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, and other strategic partners.
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Development
Name: Dan Waldron
Degree: MA International Affairs 2015
Title: Head of Insights, Acumen
After 6 years working for the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, a think tank housed within the World Bank, Dan moved to Acumen, a nonprofit venture fund, to help start a new team focused on insights, impact, and strategy. He is responsible for coordinating Acumen’s learning and knowledge work across its 6 geographies, sharing lessons learned with Acumen’s partners and the broader impact investing sector.
Sector: UN, Development
Name: Anna Whitson-Diaz
Degree: MA International Affairs 2014
Title: Outreach and Partnerships Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Anna is currently an Outreach and Partnerships Specialist for the International Aid Transparency Initiative at UNDP. In this role, she identifies and pursues opportunities for mobilization of key stakeholders from government, multilaterals, civil society, the private sector, IFIs, philanthropy, and others; and supports priority needs from UNDP program countries and Country Offices in the implementation of projects relevant to development cooperation. She has more than ten years of experience within the United Nations system, including providing partnership-building and advisory services on development cooperation, financing, and data.