Will Davis, director of the U.N. Development Program’s Washington representation office, has been named the new executive director of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a network of political, academic, business, nonprofit and military leaders who support the robust use of “smart power” in U.S. foreign policy.
Davis’ appointment was the product of a recruitment process that began during the summer of 2014, according to a source familiar with the process. He will assume his new role in mid-April, and will report to USGLC’s founder and president, Liz Schrayer, who plans to continue leading the organization’s strategic engagement.
Devex recently covered USGLC’s annual tribute dinner — known in D.C. development circles as the “smart power prom” — where the organization honored former U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah in the final months of his tenure.
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Michael Igoe is a Senior Reporter with Devex, based in Washington, D.C. He covers U.S. foreign aid, global health, climate change, and development finance. Prior to joining Devex, Michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post-Soviet Central Asia, where he also wrote for EurasiaNet. Michael earned his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, where he majored in Russian, and his master’s degree from the University of Montana, where he studied international conservation and development.
