Meet the Devex Authors

Nazmul Ahasan

Nazmul Ahasan

Nazmul Ahasan is a Bangladeshi journalist pursuing graduate studies in journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. His pieces and reporting contribution have appeared in major publications including The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Economist, The Telegraph, and Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Nazrana Sultan

Nazrana Sultan

Nazrana Sultan is a visionary professional in the field of educational technology, or edtech, and U.N. SDG-aligned capacity building. With a rich academic background, she holds a law degree, complemented by a specialization in finance and tax, as well as an Master of Business Administration from the University of Stellenbosch. Her expertise lies at the intersection of education, technology, and innovative solutions.
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Ndidi Nwuneli is the executive chair and co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition and founder/chair of Nourishing Africa.
Neal Donahue

Neal Donahue

Senior vice president for Southern Africa and the Agriculture and Food Security technical practice at Chemonics, Neal Donahue is an agriculture, private sector, and competitiveness strategy expert with more than 15 years of experience in management consulting, private sector development and innovation, and entrepreneurship in developing countries.
Neal Keny-Guyer

Neal Keny-Guyer

Neal Keny-Guyer joined Mercy Corps in 1994 as Chief Executive Officer. Under his aegis, Mercy Corps has emerged as a leading international humanitarian and development organization with ongoing operations in more than 40 countries, a staff of 5,000, and global revenue of over $437 million. Keny-Guyer has forged new directions at Mercy Corps, most notably implementing global mergers and strategic alliances, placing human rights, civil society and social entrepreneurship at the forefront of Mercy Corps’ humanitarian mission, and building an organizational reputation for groundbreaking, innovative programming in the world’s toughest environments.
Ned Rauch-Mannino

Ned Rauch-Mannino

Ned Rauch-Mannino served as deputy assistant secretary for global operations and senior adviser for global markets in the U.S. Department of Commerce, supporting U.S. competitiveness and reinforcing trade and investment across markets worldwide. Additionally, he served as an adviser to the U.S. Agency for International Development and was a member of the inaugural Prosper Africa Secretariat. Before that, Ned directed strategic initiatives at Ridge Policy Group and was director of policy and research for Philadelphia’s Urban Industry Initiative. He earned a master's degree at Pennsylvania State University, completed field research in Kenya, and earned an undergraduate degree at Temple University.
Nedim Pipic

Nedim Pipic

Nedim Pipic oversees the therapeutic area of the central nervous system, retinopathies, and emerging areas at Boehringer Ingelheim since August 2022. In his role, he leads the strategic direction of the portfolio with a focus on addressing high, unmet needs in serious mental health conditions. Pipic is a medical doctor by training and holds a degree from the Medical University of Vienna.
Nedra Weinreich

Nedra Weinreich

Nedra has over 25 years of experience helping nonprofits and public agencies create positive change on health and social issues. She is the author of the book "Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Change for Good" and has trained thousands of professionals through Social Marketing University and other workshops. She is president of Weinreich Communications and is on faculty at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Neena Khadka Basnet

Neena Khadka Basnet

Dr. Neena Khadka Basnet is a pediatrician with over 30 years of experience in clinical and public health practices. She began her career with the government of Nepal and worked with the Ministry of Health for 15 years before joining Save the Children in 2001 as the program manager for the Saving Newborn Lives Program-I. She subsequently led Save the Children Nepal's health portfolio as its health team leader and has held the roles of program director, program implementation director, and lead of the community health service delivery team for the USAID bilateral program in Nepal. Khadka-Basnet joined the Save the Children USA team in 2013 and since then has supported the newborn heath portfolio for USAID's Maternal and Child Survival Program and is presently on the MOMENTUM country and global leadership program.
Neeraja Bhavaraju

Neeraja Bhavaraju

At FSG, Neeraja Bhavaraju leads projects across sectors to address challenges such as access to HIV prevention for women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, and financial inclusion in developed and developing markets. Neeraja has also worked to strengthen partnerships such as the EYElliance, a consortium of actors seeking to improve access to eye care and eyeglasses, and the USAID-funded OPTIONS Consortium, whose goal is to accelerate the market introduction and scale-up of female-controlled HIV prevention technologies.