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Nezir Sinani

Nezir Sinani

Nezir Sinani is the co-director of Bank Information Center Europe and a seasoned international development specialist with experience in environmental and social policy research, strategic communications, and advocacy. Nezir has worked as a research analyst for the Institute for Development Policy in Kosovo, as a corporate communications manager for a state-owned energy company in Kosovo, and as a communications specialist for a governance reform program funded by USAID, focusing on civil society engagement, civic education, and awareness campaigns in Kosovo.
Ngozi Erondu

Ngozi Erondu

Ngozi Erondu is technical director at the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE). She has 15 years of experience researching and supporting global health governance and health systems strengthening in more than 40 countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa regions.
Ngozi Nnam

Ngozi Nnam

Ngozi Nnam is a professor of community and public health nutrition at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She is the president of the Federation of African Nutrition Societies. She is a fellow of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences; a fellow of the American Society for Nutrition; and a fellow of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria. Nnam is a core group member of Standing Together for Nutrition Coregroup and sits on the steering committee. Her research interest is on nutrition of women, children and adolescents.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is currently chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and senior adviser at Lazard. She is also chair of the board of the African Union's African Risk Capacity, an innovative weather-based insurance mechanism for African countries.
Nic Hailey

Nic Hailey

Nic Hailey is the executive director of International Alert. Prior to this role, he spent 24 years in the UK Diplomatic Service, most recently as director-general at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, responsible for the merger of the FCO and DFID. He previously served as high commissioner to Kenya, Africa director, and deputy ambassador to Afghanistan. He has been awarded the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Nicholas Burnett

Nicholas Burnett

Nicholas Burnett leads the global education portfolio at Results for Development. His work centers on addressing tough challenges in the field of global education that are often neglected, especially using combinations of analysis, financing, model identification and connecting key stakeholders. Current areas of activity include innovation in education (through the Center for Education Innovations), education financing and innovative financing, the linkage between secondary education and skills for employment, out-of-school children and early childhood education.
Nicholas Colloff

Nicholas Colloff

Nicholas Colloff has directed the Argidius Foundation since January 2014. He is a senior executive with experience as a founder, funder, and senior manager in various philanthropic organizations. Before coming to Argidius, he was director of strategy and innovation at Oxfam GB and regional director of the global, microfinance network, Opportunity International in Eastern Europe. He has been awarded the Order of the British Empire.
Nicholas Hardman-Mountford

Nicholas Hardman-Mountford

Nicholas Hardman-Mountford is the head of oceans and natural resources at the Commonwealth Secretariat. To learn more about the Commonwealth Blue Charter, visit https://bluecharter.thecommonwealth.org.
Nicholas O'Regan

Nicholas O'Regan

Nicholas O'Regan is UNOPS’ director of implementation practices and standards. Nick has decades of experience in managing development projects across the world, including in Angola, in Kenya, and as director of the UNOPS office in Jerusalem. He has led UNOPS work on an evidence-based approach to infrastructure development, relying on data and fact-based planning to inform decision-making and meet present and future needs.