Caroline Poirrier joined the Results for Development Institute in November 2010 to work on governance projects, including the Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP).

Prior to joining R4D, Caroline worked at the International Budget Partnership, an organization that collaborates with civil society around the world to use budget analysis and advocacy as a tool to improve effective governance and reduce poverty. At IBP, much of her work focused on the Open Budget Initiative, a global research and advocacy program that promotes public access to budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems.

Caroline holds a M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she focused on Development Economics and Gender, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. She spent a summer working on girls' education programs with CARE in Ghana, and her graduate research examined gender dynamics in refugee camps and highlighted the importance of involving boys and men in gender programming.