Jane Thomason

Jane Thomason is the chief executive officer of Abt Associates Australia, senior adviser for international social policy at Abt Associates and a member of the Devex Impact Strategic Advisory Council. She has worked extensively in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, Mongolia and the Philippines and has held executive roles in health and development in Australia and internationally.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Embracing blockchain solutions to fight global poverty

about 9 years ago // Blockchain technology

In August 2016, the World Economic Forum released a report calling blockchain technology a "mega-trend" that will shape society in the next decade. But what is blockchain, what does it do, and what are the potential benefits? Jane Thomason, Abt Associates Australia CEO, offers a few examples of blockchain's potential to provide scalable solutions.

Forging new partnerships for the future of women, children and adolescents

about 10 years ago // Focus on: Global health

Moving forward in the new Sustainable Development Goals era, we need to ensure the health of women, children and adolescents remains at the center of the development agenda, write Flavia Bustreo, assistant director general for family and women’s health at the WHO, and Jane Thomason, CEO of Abt JTA.

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