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Thomas Feeny

Thomas currently serves as senior program officer in the Japan International Cooperation Agency's U.K. office. He holds degrees from Cambridge and the University of London, and has worked in international development for the last 12 years for organizations including the United Nations and Save the Children.
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Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill is a senior nonprofit and NGO professional whose career has focused on supporting people and communities that have been displaced or affected by disaster, armed conflict, war, and crisis. He has worked in leadership roles with the Norwegian Refugee Council, American Red Cross, IFRC, Mercy Corps, Save the Children, and International Rescue Committee across four continents over the past two decades. He began his career as a peace corps volunteer and is a big believer in the power of barbecue to unite people.
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Thomas Ho Lai Yau

Thomas Ho Lai Yau is a SIOG medical writer for various clinical task forces and SIOG public policy initiatives.
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Thomas Hong

Thomas Hong, the leadership program director for Nuru International, has worked in education and leadership development in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mongolia and Uzbekistan. He holds a B.A. in Economics and master’s degree in teaching from the University of Virginia and an MBA in international organizations from the University of Geneva.
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Thomas Jayne

Thomas Jayne is a professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University and a visiting professor at the University of Pretoria. He is also a distinguished fellow of the African Association of Agricultural Economists. Jayne has mentored dozens of young African professionals and played a major role in building MSU's partnerships with African research institutes. He has over 25 years of experience conducting research on agricultural and food security issues.
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Thomas Laryea

Thomas Laryea is a recognized law and policy expert in international finance. He formerly worked at the International Monetary Fund. In private practice, he often represents sovereign debtors and creditors in matters related to finance and debt restructuring, including Argentina, Belize, Mozambique, Suriname, Sudan, and Gambia. He is “of counsel” at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
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Thomas Meyer

Thomas Meyer is the insurance lead for Accenture in Europe, Africa and Latin America, and the managing director for Accenture Switzerland. He has been a consultant with Accenture since 1987, specializing in the execution of complex international projects in multiple sectors. His primary focus now is on conceiving, planning and implementing new business models and business process change, and supporting them through information technology and innovative partnerships which are built to last.
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Thomas Miller

Thomas Miller is the chairman of the International Commission on Missing Persons. In his nearly three decades as an American career diplomat, Ambassador Miller has held three ambassadorial appointments in the U.S. diplomatic service, including ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Greece and special Cyprus coordinator. In addition, following his diplomatic career, Ambassador Miller headed three prominent nonprofit organizations, including his current position as President/CEO of the International Executive Service Corps, a nonprofit organization that promotes prosperity and stability in the developing world through private enterprise.
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Thomas O. Melia

Thomas O. Melia was assistant administrator of USAID from 2015 to 2017. From 2010 to 2015 he was deputy assistant secretary of state bureau for democracy, human rights, and labor. He has held senior positions at Democracy International, Freedom House, and the National Democratic Institute for international affairs.
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Thomas Roca

Thomas Roca is a researcher and statistician at the French Development Agency. Thomas is developing AFD’s research program covering well-being, human development and alternative welfare indicators, including Big Data for Development. Thomas’s field of work covers also data visualization and programming and he is developing AFD’s data visualization Web portal called AFD Country Dashboard.