Greg Foster had been the vice president for Habitat for Humanity's Africa and the Middle East area since 2008 and became vice president of the expanded area office when it merged with the Europe and Central Asia office in January 2013. Before Habitat for Humanity, Foster spent seven years in Tanzania, where he managed a microfinance institution on behalf of the Canadian International Development Agency and developed the Tanzania Ministry of Health’s malaria prevention project, funded by the Global Fund and World Bank. He also worked in Jordan, Iraq and Bangladesh.