For localization to succeed, big organizations essentially need to work themselves out of a job — a tremendous sacrifice no matter how much you preach to the localized converted. But some are leading by example.
Also in today’s edition: The development sector has a dirty little secret: You have to come from means to enter it. Plus, a real estate deal goes embarrassingly awry in Brussels.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
