Meet the Devex Authors

Elizabeth Becker

Elizabeth Becker

Elizabeth Becker, award-winning author and reporter, has been covering foreign affairs and development issues for 40 years, as a New York Times correspondent, the senior foreign editor of National Public Radio overseeing the network's global coverage, and beginning as a war correspondent in Cambodia for the Washington Post. She first interviewed Hillary Clinton in 1992 during the Democratic presidential primary. Becker serves on the board of Oxfam America.
Elizabeth Campbell

Elizabeth Campbell

Elizabeth Campbell is the executive director of ODI Global Washington. She previously worked in the U.S. Department of State as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, where she was responsible for humanitarian assistance in Africa and multilateral coordination and external affairs.
Elizabeth Chizema

Elizabeth Chizema

Dr. Elizabeth Chizema is the director of the recently established National Malaria Elimination Centre at the Zambia Ministry of Health. She has previously served as director of disease surveillance, control, and research; director of public health and research; as well as director of technical support services at the Zambia Ministry of Health.
Elizabeth Dartnall

Elizabeth Dartnall

Elizabeth Dartnall is the executive director of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. With over 25 years of expertise in health systems, mental health, and addressing violence against women and violence against children, Liz is an experienced global health specialist. Her career encompasses roles in both government and research in a range of countries across the world. Liz possesses a profound grasp of the policymaking process and the pivotal role of research in shaping policy and practice. Since 2006, she has overseen the Sexual Violence Research Initiative and successfully transitioned it into an independent NGO with the backing of multiple partners. Committed to feminist, ethical, and equitable approaches, Liz continues to lead research and policy initiatives that play a key role in building a violence-free world for women and children.
Elizabeth Dickinson

Elizabeth Dickinson

Elizabeth Dickinson is a former associate editor at Devex. Based in the Middle East, she has previously served as Gulf correspondent for The National, assistant managing editor at Foreign Policy, and Nigeria correspondent at The Economist. Her writing also appeared in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Politico Magazine, and Newsweek, among others.
Elizabeth Hausler

Elizabeth Hausler

Elizabeth Hausler is the founder and CEO of Build Change and a global expert on resilient housing, post-disaster reconstruction, and systems change. She has profoundly influenced global development policy by making resilience a major consideration for reconstruction efforts.
Elizabeth Irungu

Elizabeth Irungu

Elizabeth Irungu is the regional technical adviser for implementation science and PrEP service delivery at Jhpiego. She serves in a leadership role on implementation science studies for new PrEP products under MOSAIC, a USAID-funded project, and is protocol co-chair for the CATALYST study.
Elizabeth Kahurani

Elizabeth Kahurani

Elizabeth Kahurani is a communications specialist with 10 years of experience and strong communications background. She works with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) on communications for climate change research and development programs at national, regional and international level. In addition to science writing, she leads teams to develop and execute effective communications strategies and plans.
Elizabeth Littlefield

Elizabeth Littlefield

Elizabeth Littlefield was appointed by President Barack Obama as the president and CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corp. From 2000 until 2010 Littlefield was CEO of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, a policy and research center dedicated to advancing poor people’s access to financial services. Littlefield was presented in 2012 with the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest award in the Foreign Service.
Elizabeth Mason

Elizabeth Mason

Elizabeth Mason is co-chair of the Independent Accountability Panel and honorary professor at the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.