Meet the Devex Authors

Lolem Ngong

Lolem Ngong

Lolem B. Ngong is a seasoned global public health professional with more than 15 years of leadership in global health diplomacy and coordination of strategic partnerships to address threats to public health. Lolem serves as chief of staff to the group CEO of Amref Health Africa.
Lord Robertson

Lord Robertson

Lord Robertson is chairman of the FIA Foundation, a member of the UK House of Lords, and former secretary general of NATO.
Lorena Cotza

Lorena Cotza

Lorena Cotza is communications lead at the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, a global coalition of around 100 organizations working together to ensure development is community-led and respects human rights.
Lorena Fuentes

Lorena Fuentes

Dr. Lorena Fuentes is the principal and co-founder of Ladysmith, a feminist research consultancy, and a lecturer in the department of International Development Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work focuses on social norms, gender based violence, and insecurity.
Lorenzo Piccio

Lorenzo Piccio

Lorenzo is a former contributing analyst for Devex. Previously Devex's senior analyst for development finance in Manila.
Lori Kerr

Lori Kerr

Lori Kerr joined FinDev Canada as CEO in June 2021. A Canadian national, she is a widely experienced international development finance professional with more than two decades of leadership in private investment in emerging markets — focusing on sustainable infrastructure, climate finance, and blended finance.
Lorna Mbau

Lorna Mbau

Lorna Mbau is an analyst at E&K Consulting Firm.
Lottie Watters

Lottie Watters

Lottie Watters formerly covered career and hiring trends, tips, and insights. Lottie has a background in geography and journalism, taking a particular interest in grassroots international development projects. She has worked with organizations delivering clean water and sanitation projects globally.
Lou Del Bello

Lou Del Bello

Lou Del Bello is a climate journalist with expertise in climate diplomacy and development issues. She has been following the U.N. climate negotiations for over five years and has worked from Ethiopia, Kenya, Peru and other countries in the "global south."
Louie-An Pilapil

Louie-An Pilapil

Louie-An is a former senior development analyst at Devex Manila. She has held consulting and editorial positions at the Asian Development Bank in Manila and a business-to-business media company in Hong Kong and mainland China.