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Tessie San Martin

Tessie San Martin is a co-chair of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network and president and CEO of Plan International USA.

Latest Articles

Focus on: Gender data
Focus on: Gender data
Opinion: It’s time to stop guessing how much donors spend on gender equality
31 Mar 2020
There is no consistent and accurate way for donors to “tag” funds dedicated to gender. Leaders from Plan International and Save the Children explain a new project that aims to tackle this complex problem.
Leadership
Leadership
Opinion: Girls can have their own say. Let’s step aside and let them lead.
4 Jul 2019
76% of girls aspire to positions of leadership. Is the global community supporting them? Drawing on new research, Plan International USA CEO Tessie San Martin explores.
Transparency and accountability
Transparency and accountability
Opinion: As advocates for transparency, we’re owning up to internal challenges
19 Dec 2018
After discovering financial trouble within its organization, MFAN is looking inward to reboot its reporting and accounting systems.
The future of US aid
The future of US aid
Opinion: It's time to build a new US agency for global development
27 Jul 2017
The Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network envisions a new United States agency to take the reigns of development assistance efforts.
Doing development
Doing development
Opinion: Doubling down on failure
18 May 2017
"At the heart of our success in development there have been plenty of failures," says Plan U.S. Chief Executive Officer Tessie San Martin.
Global development career
Global development career
How the SDGs have changed global development jobs
20 Jul 2016
International civil society entities such as Plan have an important role to play in in the SDG journey, here in the U.S. and elsewhere. But the SDGs changed the game for all of us. Remaining relevant requires we give up control so that we may effectively empower others.
#Reform4Results
#Reform4Results
For more sustainable development, commit to locally led solutions
9 Apr 2015
U.S. aid agencies have started down the path toward localization, but what will it take to finish the job? Tessie San Martin, CEO of Plan International USA, weighs in on locally-led solutions in our #Reform4Results series, in partnership with the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network.
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