Dr Francis Ogojo Okello is a Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning and Adaptation at Panagora Group in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He has over 25 years of experience leading research, monitoring, evaluation and learning components of USAID-funded global and bilateral assistance development projects and activities. His prior experience includes work with multiple US-based global development consulting firms, including Abt Associates, Chemonics International, FHI 360, Population Services International and Social Impact. Areas of expertise include health (reproductive health, HIV, malaria, health systems and financing, hypertension), economic growth, democracy and governance, alternative livelihoods and resilience. Other core competencies include implementation science, knowledge management, project management, strategic planning, and the integration of Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approach to the implementation of USAID-funded activities. Dr Okello's country experience spans 12 sub-Saharan Africa countries, two in Asia (the Philippines and Bangladesh) and two in South America (Columbia and Surinam). He has a passion for social development, mixed-methods research, implementation science, data use and knowledge management. Dr Okello received his Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Sociology & Social Administration) and Master of Arts (Sociology) degrees from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and PhD from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia.
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