Principals

David de Ferranti, President (and founder) of Results for Development, has over thirty years of experience in leadership and senior management positions in the public and private sector, chiefly in the fields of international development and, earlier, U.S. public policy.

Kanika Bahl is a Principal and Managing Director at Results for Development Institute (R4D), with a focus on market-based solutions for development. She leads R4D’s work on increasing affordable and reliable access to high-quality health and nutrition commodities through active engagement with private sector manufacturers, countries, and major global financiers.

Nicholas Burnett is a Principal and Managing Director at R4D, leading our Education group. Prior to joining our team, he served as Assistant Director-General for Education at the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO).

Robert Hecht is a Principal and Managing Director at R4D, with extensive background in health and development policy. His current portfolio covers AIDS costs and financing, immunization policy, and innovative approaches to global health R&D.

Gina Lagomarsino

Gina Lagomarsino is a Principal and Managing Director at Results for Development Institute (R4D) with a focus on health system design and financing. She leads work aimed at expanding health coverage in low and middle income countries, with a particular interest in how to create vibrant health markets that include high-quality, innovative private care providers that are accessible to people regardless of income.
 

Marty Makinen is a Principal and Managing Director at R4D, with a focus on health financing and human resources for health. Marty leads the Ministerial Leadership Initiative, the work with the Global Health Workforce Alliance, the Capacity Project, and the Agence Française de Développement.

Jean Arkedis

Jean Arkedis is the Project Director for the Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment project.

 

Amanda Folsom is a Program Director at R4D. She focuses on health financing, health systems strengthening and capacity building.

Dennis de Tray is a Principal at R4D. His interests include institution and capacity building in fragile states and unconventional aid, development assistance delivered through non-ODA channels. He has worked most recently with the US Department of Defense on the governance and development aspects of counterinsurgency and with the Government of Kazakhstan to create a world-class English language teaching and research university in Astana.

Stephanie Sealy is a Program Director at R4D. She focuses on health systems strengthening and private health sector financing and delivery mechanisms.

Courtney Tolmie is a Program Director at R4D for its Governance and Accountability work, including the Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) and the Strengthening Institutions program (a joint effort with the Global Development Network).

Julian Schweitzer

Julian Schweitzer is a Principal at the Results for Development Institute (R4D). Prior to joining R4D, Julian had a distinguished career at the World Bank. He has over thirty years of development experience with a focus on human development, and he has lived and worked in Asia, Latin America, Africa and East and Central Europe

Dr. Inder Sud is a Principal of the Results for Development Institute. He has nearly 40 years of very broad experience in virtually all aspects of development. He has had assignments the world over, but his most extensive work was in East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, and Middle East and North Africa.

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