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.
Latest Articles
While neglected tropical diseases are often portrayed as simple problems with easy solutions, the reality is far more complex. Research from a systems change fellow at the END Fund reflects that.
The "Positive Peace Report 2018" identifies what makes countries peaceful, then draws on that data to outline how societies can improve, helping donors and NGOs treat violence as a development challenge.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, together with development institutions UNICEF and the Agence Française de Développement, made new commitments to sanitation.
An impact report from Tala, a Los Angeles-based mobile technology startup, offers important insights for the growing digital lending sector.
The Bay Area Global Health Alliance will bring together a network of organizations across a range of sectors, including nonprofits and universities, to strengthen their global health impact.
Moz Siddiqui, manager of strategic innovation and partnerships at Gavi, discusses how the vaccine alliance works with technology companies in the Bay Area and beyond to improve vaccine delivery.
The Rockefeller Foundation has new areas of focus, an emphasis on data and collaboration, and ideas for drawing commercial investment to the SDGs. Devex sat down with the foundation's president to discuss these.
Donors and investors may have to move into uncharted territory for innovative financing mechanisms to lead to meaningful investments.
At the Social Capital Markets conference, attendees discussed financing internet access, or making the economics work to connect the unconnected in rural areas.
Ann Mei Chang, the former head of the Global Development Lab at USAID, shares key messages from her upcoming "Lean Impact" book at the Social Capital Markets conference in San Francisco, California.