Meet the Devex Authors

Farah Mahesri

Farah Mahesri

Farah Mahesri is co-founder of Quantum Impact, an education and youth specialist, and technology and partnership innovator based in San Francisco.
Farah Mohammed

Farah Mohammed

Farah Mohammed is a Jamaican-born journalist with a passion for global affairs and health. She has worked for organizations such as the United Nations and the Borgen Project, and is currently a blogger at the international organization Girls’ Globe, where she works to raise awareness of issues facing girls and women. She is studying at Northwestern University, where she is a candidate for a Master of Science in Journalism.
Farhana Amanullah

Farhana Amanullah

Farhana Amanullah, M.D. FAAP, is a consultant pediatrician based in Karachi, Pakistan, with extensive experience in childhood TB and program implementation. She is the co-chair of the Child and Adolescent TB Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership.
Farida Bena

Farida Bena

Farida Tchaitchian Bena is an aid and development effectiveness expert. She is a former member of the OECD-UNDP joint support team of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and has worked for Oxfam as aid effectiveness policy lead. Farida is also a senior campaigner and a humanitarian, having served in a variety of management and technical roles in about 20 countries in Europe, the U.S., sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
Farooq Ullah

Farooq Ullah

Farooq Ullah is part of Future Earth Engagement Committee and executive director of the Stakeholder Forum. He is as special adviser to the British Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee and a member of the Alliance for Future Generations. Previously, he worked for the U.K. Sustainable Development Commission.
Farouk Gumel

Farouk Gumel

Farouk Gumel is a member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers West Africa executive management. He currently heads the advisory business team that has over 150 partners and staff in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Angola. He has also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the U.K. and USA, specializing in industrial products, as well as oil and gas transactions.
Fartun Sharif Mohamed

Fartun Sharif Mohamed

Fartun Sharif Mohamed has been the director of Banadir Hospital since 2019. A Somali national, she is an activist and community mobiliser, specialising in maternal and children’s health.
Fatema Z. Sumar

Fatema Z. Sumar

Fatema Z. Sumar is the executive director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. Sumar formerly served as U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia and vice president of global programs at Oxfam America.
Fatima Arkin

Fatima Arkin

Fatima Arkin is a Devex contributor specializing in climate change, human rights, and sustainable development. She has reported across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America for Foreign Policy, SciDev.net, Maclean's, and many others. She holds a B.A. in international development and history from McGill University and a graduate diploma in journalism from Concordia University, both located in Montreal, Canada.
Fatima Rico

Fatima Rico

Fatima Rico is a freelance writer based in Paris, producing content on diverse topics in global development. She finished her master's degree in International Development at SciencesPo and has worked for USAID, OECD, and nongovernmental human rights and women's rights organizations in the Philippines.