Meet the Devex Authors

Gregg Martin

Gregg Martin

Gregg Martin, Ph.D., is an Army combat veteran, retired two-star general, and bipolar survivor who is a prolific author and speaker, and holds degrees from West Point and MIT.
Gregory Adams

Gregory Adams

Gregory Adams is the director of aid effectiveness at Oxfam America. Gregory works with allied organizations and individuals to generate momentum for foreign aid and development policy reforms that are driven by a long-term commitment to effectively reduce poverty.
Gregory Beck

Gregory Beck

Gregory Beck, FHI 360’s director of integrated development, has over 20 years of global development experience. Beck has served in the Obama administration as a U.S. Agency for International Development deputy assistant administrator and brings deep field experience with the International Rescue Committee, the Peace Corps and Global Communities.
Gregory Chen

Gregory Chen

Gregory Chen leads the policy team at Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, which helps policymakers adapt to the fast-changing world of digital finance. CGAP develops and executes a strategy to engage multiple countries, regions, and global bodies. Chen has 25 years of financial inclusion experience and deep regional experience in South Asia. His work has focused on hands-on start-up pioneer microfinance institutions, digital finance players, and FinTech. Chen has lived in Bangladesh for a total of 13 years and serves as a board member of BRAC — one of Bangladesh’s oldest and largest NGOs.
Gregory Gottlieb

Gregory Gottlieb

Gregory Gottlieb is responsible for the overall direction of the Feinstein International Center at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Throughout his career, he has worked to improve food security, humanitarian, and transition programs and he brings this focus, dedication and determination to Tufts.
Gregory Scruggs

Gregory Scruggs

Gregory Scruggs is a journalist based in Seattle. He has a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a master's degree from Columbia University. A specialist in Latin America and the Caribbean, he was a Fulbright scholar in Brazil. His coverage of the Habitat III summit and global urbanization won a 2017 United Nations Correspondent Association award. He coordinates the Seattle chapter of the Solutions Journalism Network.
Greg S Garrett

Greg S Garrett

Greg S Garrett is the executive director at Access to Nutrition initiative, or ATNi. He oversees all aspects of the organization, including strategic collaborations with partners and stakeholders. Previously, Greg worked at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, or GAIN, as director of food fortification and as director of policy and financing.
Grete Faremo

Grete Faremo

Grete Faremo is undersecretary-general and executive director of UNOPS, the United Nations’ infrastructure and procurement specialists. She previously served in the government of Norway and led four ministries during her time there. Prior to joining UNOPS, Ms. Faremo was also director of law, corporate affairs, and public relations at Microsoft’s Western European office.
Gro Harlem Brundtland. Helen Clark. Jakaya Kikwete. Ban Ki-moon. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Gro Harlem Brundtland. Helen Clark. Jakaya Kikwete. Ban Ki-moon. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Gro Harlem Brundtland was prime minister of Norway, and as director-general, led the World Health Organization’s response to the SARS outbreak in 2003. Helen Clark was prime minister of New Zealand, and in 2021 co-chaired The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. Jakaya Kikwete was president of Tanzania, and in 2015 chaired the UN High-Level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crises. Ban Ki-moon was secretary-general of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016 and established the UN High-Level Panel on the Global Response to Health Crises in 2015. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was president of Liberia, and in 2021 co-chaired The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.