Catherine Cheney
Catherine Cheney is a Senior Reporter for Devex. She covers the West Coast of the U.S., focusing on the role of technology and innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. And she frequently represents Devex as a speaker and moderator. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, worked as a web producer for POLITICO and reporter for World Politics Review, and helped to launch NationSwell. Catherine has reported from all over the world, and freelanced for outlets including the Atlantic and the Washington Post. She is also the West Coast ambassador for the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit that trains and connects journalists to cover responses to problems.
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Rakesh Rajani didn't see a lot of promise in "billionaires who live in their bubbles in the global north can solve problems in the global south." Devex catches up with him to find out what eventually sold him on the model.
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Devex collects insights from experts at the Global Philanthropy Forum on how donors can work together to move philanthropy forward, including creative ways to engage high net worth individuals.
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Nearly six months into her new role as chief innovation officer, Alexis Bonnell tells Devex what's next for USAID's approach to new ideas.
Direct Relief completed its new 155,000-square-foot headquarters in California in 2018. Devex visited the facility to find out how the nonprofit approaches disaster response.
Digital identification systems have become an international development priority. Now, NGOs, donors, and tech actors seek to strike a balance between doing no harm and leaving no one behind.
Data science can help global development organizations achieve their goals, but where to begin? Jake Porway, head of DataKind, shares how he scopes and designs data science to help solve "wicked problems."
Devex catches up with Mats Granyrd, director general at the trade body for mobile network operators GSMA, to find out how the global development community can effectively partner to bring network connectivity to the last mile.