Alaysa Escandor is a former development analyst based in Manila, Philippines. She covered a wide range of development and humanitarian aid issues since. She was a fellow at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism. Her interests include humanitarian and development aid, health and gender.

Al-Bari B. Macalawan earned his master's degree in political economy from the University of Asia and the Pacific. As a member AFS Intercultural Programs and Young Moro Professionals Network, he is active in youth advocacy and programs. He was part of the LEAD ASEAN Summit 2013 in Manila, the ASEAN Youth Forum 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar, and the YSEALI United For Peace 2015.

Alberta Guerra is a senior policy analyst at ActionAid USA and an expert in global food policies, focusing on right to food, land rights, agroecology, and global governance. She also serves as ActionAid’s liaison with the Committee on World Food Security, IFAD, and FAO in Rome.

Alberto Bouroncle is vice president of public affairs at IARD and is in charge of the development of relationships and alliances with a variety of stakeholders and capacity building, with special interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. He has been involved in substance use research, policy development, and program implementation since 2000. Prior to joining IARD, he worked for LTG Associates, in a variety of projects, including the evaluation of a substance abuse and mental health services administration project to provide substance abuse treatment for the latino community in the Washington D.C. area.

Alberto Lizzi works for the United Nations Development Programme where he promotes evidence-based decision making in support of development effectiveness.

Alberto Velazquez is Central America regional director of Communities of Faith Organizing for Action, which is powered by grassroots leadership teams in 160 local communities in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Albina du Boisrouvray is the founder and president emerita of FXB, an international development organization with a 26-year history of breaking the cycle of extreme poverty and uplifting children worldwide. She donated a personal fortune and has dedicated decades to this work, approaching it with the conviction that the best solution for helping children is to strengthen the social and economic capacities of their families and communities. Albina was a successful film producer in the past and has received numerous awards for her work as a philanthropist, visionary activist and social entrepreneur.

Alec Crawford is a senior researcher with both IISD's Resilience and Economic Law and Policy programs. Since joining IISD in 2004, his work has focused on mining governance, climate change adaptation, and the links among environmental change, natural resources, conflict and peacebuilding.

Alecsondra Si is a Junior Development Analyst at Devex. She analyzes funding data from bilateral and multilateral agencies, foundations, and other public and private donors to produce content for Devex Pro and Pro Funding readers. She has a bachelor’s degree in International Studies - major in European Studies from De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.

Aleem Walji is chief executive officer at the Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A., where he oversees a portfolio of programs related to strengthening civil society, inclusion and improved services for the poor. Previously, he was chief innovation advisor within the leadership, learning and innovation vice presidency at the World Bank Group.