Adriana Abreu-Combs

Mrs Adriana Abreu-Combs has 20 years' international development experience. She has served in a number of senior management positions and has technical expertise in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), with 14 years of specific work experience in this field. She has worked at many international development organizations, including the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), as well as several projects funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). She has led MEL activities across several sectors, including education, democracy and governance, rule of law, health, mining, agriculture and water and sanitation (WASH). She has also been involved in gender and youth-related work. Currently, Mrs Abreu-Combs serves as Chief of Party for the USAID-funded Services to Improve Performance Management, Improve Learning and Evaluation (SIMPLE). SIMPLE provides direct MEL services to USAID/Egypt. Over the years, Mrs Abreu-Combs has gained regional professional experience in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and North America (U.S. and Mexico). She has served in several field assignments and traveled extensively, gaining a deep knowledge of the issues facing developing countries. She earned a Master’s degree in International Affairs with concentration in International Development Management from the U.S.-based George Washington University. She speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.