Meet the Devex Authors

Emma Wilkinson

Emma Wilkinson

Emma Wilkinson is a freelance journalist based in the U.K. specializing in health, bioscience, and medicine. She is particularly interested in public health and inequality.
Emma  McClarkin OBE

Emma McClarkin OBE

Emma McClarkin has been the CEO of the British Beer and Pub Association since 2019 and was awarded an Order of the British Empire, or OBE, for her exceptional services to the hospitality industry. Before joining BBPA, she served as a member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands for 10 years. She has also held posts including chair of the Commonwealth Forum and director of global policy for the Sports Integrity Global Alliance and is currently chair of the World Brewing Alliance, vice chair of the Tourism Alliance Board, and director of the Ivors Academy.
Emmanuel Jimenez

Emmanuel Jimenez

Emmanuel Jimenez is an economist who is currently a nonresident senior research fellow at 3ie. Most recently, Jimenez stepped down as 3ie’s executive director in January 2020 after five years in the role. Prior to this, he spent several years at the World Bank Group, where he provided technical expertise and strategic leadership in a number of research and operational positions, including as director of the bank’s operational program in human development in its Asia regions from 2000-2012 and as director of public sector evaluations from 2012-2014.
Emmanuel Letouzé

Emmanuel Letouzé

Emmanuel Letouzé is the director and co-founder of Data-Pop Alliance, a global coalition on big data and development created in 2014 by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, MIT Media Lab and Overseas Development Institute, joined by the Flowminder Foundation in 2016. He is a visiting scholar at MIT Media Lab and the author of U.N. Global Pulse's White Paper "Big Data for Development" (2012) where he worked as senior development economist. He previously worked as an economist for U.N. Development Program in New York and in Vietnam for the French Ministry of Finance. He holds a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in economic demography from Sciences Po Paris, an M.A. in international affairs from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in demography from UC Berkeley. He is also a political cartoonist for various media.
Emmanuel Nnadozie

Emmanuel Nnadozie

Emmanuel Nnadozie is the director of the economic development and NEPAD division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. He was the former senior economist and chief of the United Nations Coordination Unit for AU/NEPAD support and focal point for the African peer review mechanism at ECA. Nnandozie previously served as chief planning officer at the World Bank's Agricultural Development Program in northern Nigeria.
Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai

Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai

Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai is a human rights lawyer in Sierra Leone. He is the founder and executive director of the Society for Democratic Initiatives, a non-governmental organization that aims to promote, protect, and enhance democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Abdulai served as a legal adviser on international humanitarian law for the International Criminal Tribunal and was chairman of Sierra Leone Freedom of Information, a network of civil society organizations working on access to information law.
Emmanuella Amoako

Emmanuella Amoako

Emmanuella Amoako is a pediatrician at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and a part-time lecturer with the University of Cape Coast’s School of Medical Sciences. She is a strong advocate for child health and also volunteers with Operation Smile.
Emmy Simmons

Emmy Simmons

Emmy Simmons is a co-chair of AGree, a senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies on food security, and a member of the Global Panel on Agriculture, Food Systems and Nutrition. She also serves on the boards of several organizations engaged in international agriculture and global development more broadly.
Emnet Almedom

Emnet Almedom

Emnet Almedom is a human capital analyst at Deloitte Consulting LLP. She has supported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Agency for International Development and other federal clients through process improvement, strategic planning and talent development initiatives. She co-leads D2international, a Deloitte social impact fellowship that partners high-potential social impact organizations with Deloitte’s top consulting talent to build capacity and scale impact.
Emtithal “Emi”  Mahmoud

Emtithal “Emi” Mahmoud

Emtithal “Emi” Mahmoud is a Sudanese-American activist and humanitarian. Named one of BBC’s 100 most inspirational women, the award-winning poet, author and investment strategist advocates for refugees and disadvantaged communities worldwide. An expert in women, peace and security, Mahmoud draws on deep experience to amplify marginalized voices.The young TED speaker has worked with former U.S. President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama, the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, Google, the United Nations, and more. For more info, visit https://emi-mahmoud.com/.