Meet the Devex Authors

François Bourguignon

François Bourguignon

François Bourguignon is an emeritus professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics and professor of economics at L'École des hautes études en sciences sociales. He has served as the director of the Paris School of Economics, the chief economist, and senior vice president at the World Bank, and advisor of the chief economist at Banque Mondiale. He has authored a number of books and received several awards and merits for his works.
Frank Beadle de Palomo

Frank Beadle de Palomo

Frank Beadle de Palomo has more than 30 years of experience in the global health community that includes significant achievements in HIV prevention, domestic, and global care, research, policy, and advocacy. Before joining mothers2mothers as CEO in 2012, Frank was senior vice president and director of the Global Health, Population, and Nutrition Group at FHI 360. Previously, Frank was senior vice president and director of the Academy for Educational Development (AED), where he reestablished the organization as a leader in global AIDS programs. He also created and directed the National Council of La Raza Center for Health Promotion in the U.S.
Frank Pichel

Frank Pichel

Frank Pichel is a land administration specialist with experience in designing, managing and implementing property rights-related projects, often with a technology focus, around the globe. As co-founder and chief program officer at Cadasta Foundation, he is working to build a transformative global ecosystem of partners, technology and data to protect land and property rights particularly for those underserved by national land agencies.
Frank Rijsberman

Frank Rijsberman

Frank Rijsberman is CEO of the CGIAR Consortium, a global partnership of 15 international agricultural research Centers with the shared vision of a food secure future. With over thirty years' experience as a researcher and consultant in natural resources management, Frank is leading the implementation of this vision through a coherent portfolio of research programs focusing on increasing food security, improving nutrition and health, reducing rural poverty, and protecting the environment.
Frank Rijsberman

Frank Rijsberman

Dr. Frank Rijsberman leads the Global Green Growth Institute in supporting governments' transition towards a model of economic growth that is environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. With over 30 years’ experience addressing the challenges of environmental sustainability and poverty reduction with leading international organizations and philanthropic foundations, Rijsberman was appointed as the director-general of the institute in 2016.
Frank van de Looij

Frank van de Looij

Frank van de Looij is a health economist with broad experience in the management of health facilities in a development setting. He has worked as a consultant in several hospitals, focusing on the operational implementation of new financing instruments. After being an administrator in a Kenyan hospital, van de Looij joined Cordaid as a health systems strengthening and results-based financing expert. He is responsible for Cordaid’s RBF policies, with a focus on general RBF research management of the multi-country performance-based financing network in sub-Saharan Africa.
Franka Cadée

Franka Cadée

Franka Cadée is the current president of the International Confederation of Midwives. She is an expert on midwifery and advisor on international maternal health, with over 30 years of experience in strategy and policy developments, advocacy, leadership, project management, and partnership.
Frank Charles Kasonga

Frank Charles Kasonga

Frank Charles Kasonga is the executive director of Mudzi Connect, an independent grantmaking hub that invests directly in the aspirations of communities in Malawi. He holds a Master of Arts in Transformative Community Development from Mzuzu University and is widely recognized for advancing community-driven solutions to development challenges.
Franziska Schreiber

Franziska Schreiber

Franziska Schreiber is a project manager at adelphi. An expert in urbanization, she is engaged in several issues relating to adelphi’s urban development work. Recent publications include studies and policy briefs on the New Urban Agenda as well as a chapter titled "The Inclusive City: Urban Planning for Diversity and Social Cohesion" as part of the Worldwatch Report 2016.
Fred Boltz

Fred Boltz

Fred Boltz is a managing director and member of the leadership team at The Rockefeller Foundation, where he leads the foundation’s global work related to ecosystems. Fred has over 25 years of international development experience, including nine years of field practice in Africa, Asia and South America. For 15 years, he served as part of the technical staff and leadership of Conservation International, serving as lead technical adviser on conservation strategy and practice and as head of international policy.