Meet the Devex Authors

Chris Rowlands

Chris Rowlands

Chris Rowlands leads VisionFund International’s Small and Growing Businesses program, operating across Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Ghana, and Mexico. VisionFund International is the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision.
Chris Somerville

Chris Somerville

Chris Somerville is an agronomist and urban agriculture consultant with the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Chris holds a master’s in development studies and, since January 2012, has led on a number of UNFAO urban agriculture projects in Gaza, including those pioneering the use of aquaponics and vertical gardens.
Chris Stephens

Chris Stephens

Chris Stephens supervises Asian Development Bank's legal team, which advises the bank's Board of Governors, resident Board of Directors, and management, as well as its operations and administrative departments. He has practiced law in the private and public sectors in Asia and the US for over 30 years.
Chris Ward

Chris Ward

Chris Ward is a Canadian-based associate of Baird’s CMC and is active in the FairPlay Movement. FairPlay is an international advocacy movement that promotes the rule of law in trade through advocacy, not only in South Africa but globally, wherever jobs are lost and sensitive industries at risk due to dumped imports. Previously Chris was government house leader and minister of education in Ontario, Canada.
Chris Watson

Chris Watson

Chris Watson works for Premise Data where he helps international development implementers leverage ground truth data and advanced analytics to increase impact.
Chrispin Kambili

Chrispin Kambili

Dr. Chrispin Kambili is global medical affairs leader at Janssen Global Public Health. He is an infectious disease physician with a focus on diseases of public health importance. He was born and raised in Malawi and received his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.
Christa Hasenkopf

Christa Hasenkopf

Christa Hasenkopf is the founder of Airglow Labs, where she works on efforts to build global support for local action to clean the air we breathe.
Christian Franz

Christian Franz

Christian Franz is managing director of the data and policy analysis firm CPC Analytics. He has worked closely on the commercial determinants of health, the role of banking for health, and on Germany’s role in global health.
Christian Meyer zu Natrup

Christian Meyer zu Natrup

Christian Meyer zu Natrup is the founder and managing director of MzN International. Christian is a governance reform and organizational change expert, specializing in digital transformation and making nonprofit organizations financially sustainable. At MzN International, he leads consulting and training work across 20 countries.
Christian Morabito

Christian Morabito

Christian Morabito is a senior expert in the field of inequality, social policies and development cooperation. He works as researcher and consultant for international organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, international NGOs, and the European Commission. He holds a doctorate in Social Welfare Studies from Ghent University, Belgium.