Meet the Devex Authors

Thabit Masoud

Thabit Masoud

Thabit Masoud is the program director for sustainable agriculture and land management at CARE Tanzania.
Thalie Bareilles

Thalie Bareilles

Thalie Bareilles currently works as a corporate partnerships officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to this, Thalie mainly held positions in communications and marketing in the private sector. She worked for large multinationals including Total and Orange Business Services, in Paris and Washington, D.C. Thalie holds a M.A in risk, opinion and communications strategy and a B.A in corporate communications, both from Sorbonne University (CELSA) in Paris, France.
Thanawat Tiensin

Thanawat Tiensin

Thanawat Tiensin is chairperson of the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security and permanent representative of Thailand to the U.N. agencies in Rome.
Thane Kreiner

Thane Kreiner

Thane Kreiner is executive director at the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship since 2010. He is also professor of science and technology for social benefit at Santa Clara University. He holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a Ph.D. in neurosciences from Stanford University School of Medicine, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Texas, Austin.
Thangaperumal Ponpandi

Thangaperumal Ponpandi

Thangaperumal Ponpandi is the country director of India and Nepal at Terre des Hommes Netherlands. He has expertise in lobbying and advocacy for child rights in his two decades of experience in the development sector. He actively represents children’s concerns at South Asia level regional forums.
The Inspection Panel

The Inspection Panel

The Inspection Panel is an independent accountability mechanism created in 1993 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors to investigate complaints from people who believe they are being harmed due to the Bank not following its policies and procedures in projects that it funds. The Panel reports directly to the Board and is made up of three members appointed by the Board for five-year non-renewable terms.
Themrise Khan

Themrise Khan

Themrise Khan is an independent policy researcher in global development and migration, and co-editor of the book “White Saviorism in International Development. Theories, Practices and Lived Experiences,” published in March 2023 by Daraja Press.
Theo Van der Merwe

Theo Van der Merwe

Theo Van der Merwe focuses on anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering policy at Transparency International and previously worked with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Co-operation Directorate and the South African Institute of International Affairs.
Theresa Griffin

Theresa Griffin

Theresa Griffin is a British MEP and Labor Party spokeswoman for the European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee. A committed trade union activist, she has campaigned closely with unions on employment rights, health, disability, rights for young people and equality.
Theresa Puhr

Theresa Puhr

Theresa Puhr is a graduating student at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. As a master's student, she worked with Oxfam on its Women's Economic Empowerment programs in Southeast Asia. Previously, she served as an advocate at a domestic violence and sexual assault service center. Her work and research interests focus on public policy, China, and gender issues.