Meet the Devex Authors

Doreen Akiyo Yomoah

Doreen Akiyo Yomoah

Doreen Akiyo Yomoah is a communications manager at MMV.
Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Doreen Bogdan-Martin is the elected director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau. She is a strategic leader with more than 30 years’ high-level experience in international and intergovernmental relations, and a long history of success in policy and strategy development, analysis and execution.
Dorine Odongo

Dorine Odongo

Dorine Odongo is the head of communications at African Women in Agricultural Research and Development. She recently served in the judges committee of the Food System Vision Prize and is a board member of the Kenya Network for Dissemination of Agricultural Technologies.
Dorothy Peprah

Dorothy Peprah

Dorothy Peprah is a Washington, D.C.-based global health security adviser. She has over 15 years of experience working for humanitarian and development organizations on infectious disease prevention and control. She holds a master’s in public health from Boston University’s School of Public Health and doctorate from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Doug Balfour

Doug Balfour

As the former owner and CEO of Geneva Global, Doug Balfour has transitioned into a consultant role to support Scott Jackson and the executive team in making the transition smooth for staff while focusing on achieving the synergistic business development opportunities the new configuration enables.
Doug  Ragan

Doug Ragan

Douglas Ragan has worked in youth development with NGOs, local and national governments and the United Nations at the local, national and international level for the past 25 years. Currently he is the Chief of Youth and Livelihoods Unit for UN-Habitat, managing UN-Habitat's Global portfolio on youth development in over 70 developing countries. The programmes focus on urban youth development, including youth employment, governance and participation. He manages three flagship youth programmes for UN-Habitat: the Urban Youth Fund, the Youth 21 initiative and the One Stop Youth Resource Centres.
Douglas Rouse

Douglas Rouse

Douglas Rouse is corporate partnerships director at Save the Children since 2009. He has secured and substantially developed many long-term, shared value and strategic partnerships including GSK, Morrisons, Prudential, RB and Unilever.
Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo

Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo

Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo served as minister of health of Guinea from 2016 to 2018, dealing with the Ebola crisis and subsequent rebuilding of the national health system. He has developed health and supply chain systems in more than 20 African, Caribbean, and Asian countries. Dr. Diallo is a medical doctor and he also holds a master’s degree in international public health from Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto

Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto

Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto is a distinguished academic, accomplished researcher, and visionary administrator with over two decades of experience. He serves as a professor and pro-vice-chancellor at Dawood University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Karachi. His work focuses on climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable development, with numerous high-impact publications. He is widely recognized for his expertise and commitment to education and sustainability. His insights on these topics are frequently featured in international current affairs forums.
Dr. Adaeze Oreh

Dr. Adaeze Oreh

Dr. Adaeze Oreh is a doctoral researcher, Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership fellow, senior fellow at Aspen Global Innovators, consultant family physician, public health expert, and advocate for affordable universal health care. She served as the commissioner for health in Rivers State, Nigeria, between June 2023 and March 2025.