Meet the Devex Authors

Johnny Dubbaneh

Johnny Dubbaneh

Johnny Dubbaneh is a former assistant video editor at Devex. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a business degree and shortly thereafter discovered his interest in video production through spare time projects.
John O. Wilson

John O. Wilson

John O. Wilson, Ph.D., is an experienced environmental professional, coalition builder, and project manager. Wilson is currently a senior consultant for ME&A on the environment and climate change. Previously, he served as senior environmental officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Wilson spent over 30 years tackling a wide range of environmental, resource conservation, climate change, and water challenges confronting Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. He provided technical leadership and support to USAID missions and led implementation of cutting-edge and high-visibility water, science, and technology programs through innovative partnerships with MIT, NASA, IWWI, and other international donors and organizations.
John Patrick Groarke

John Patrick Groarke

John Patrick Groarke is a former member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service with the rank of career minister. He has held multiple leadership positions, including four-time USAID mission director. He has served in various locations, including conflict zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq, and countries facing crises like Haiti after the earthquake, and South Africa during health emergencies.
John W McArthur

John W McArthur

John W McArthur is a visiting fellow in the Brookings Institution's Global Economy and Development Program and senior fellow with the U.N. Foundation. He previously managed the U.N. Millennium Project, the advisory body to Secretary-General Kofi Annan; served as CEO of Millennium Promise, the international non-governmental organization; and taught as a faculty member at Columbia University.
John W.H. Denton

John W.H. Denton

John W.H. Denton AO is the secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce, the institutional representative of more than 45 million companies worldwide. With decades of experience across business, law, and international affairs, he is a strong advocate for enhanced private-sector engagement in global governance.
Joia Mukherjee

Joia Mukherjee

Joia Mukherjee, a physician, is the chief medical officer at Partners In Health, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and an associate professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her latest book is "An Introduction to Global Health Delivery."
Joke Oudelaar

Joke Oudelaar

Joke Oudelaar is the head of program management for AGRI3 fund at Rabobank, an independently managed blended finance fund for sustainable agriculture. Prior to this, Oudelaar fulfilled many different management roles within Rabobank. Most recently, she took part in Rabobank’s Moonshot program for the purpose of finding innovative succession solutions for farmers.
Joky François

Joky François

Joky François is the global lead on gender at the Rainforest Alliance.
Jolyne Sanjak

Jolyne Sanjak

Dr. Jolyne Sanjak currently is a senior associate on Tetra Tech's land tenure and property rights team. She is an experienced executive and technical expert dedicated to international development. Her passion is to see a world with secure land rights for women and men. Her areas of expertise include sustainable development, rural and urban land governance, monitoring and evaluation, and other areas of international development. She has a Ph.D. focused on agricultural economics and international development from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jon Abramson

Jon Abramson

Dr. Jon Abramson is head of Pediatrics at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. A leading global vaccine expert, Abramson chairs the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, the principal advisory group to the World Health Organization on vaccines and immunization. The views expressed in this article are the author's own.