Raúl Soto is a violence and crime prevention expert with local and international experience in academia, the Mexican government and civil society. He currently serves as the chief of party for the Violence Prevention and Reduction Activity (PREVI) in Mexico. Prior to joining Chemonics, Raúl has worked with the FICOSEC’s Citizen Observatory, the Pan American Health…
José Félix Montoya currently leads the USAID-funded Colombia Amazon Deforestation Control task order under the Natural Wealth project. José has over 30 years of experience designing and leading rural development projects and more than 20 years working in post-conflict regions. He has experience in alternative development, driving economic growth, strengthening producer organizations, local governments, and…
Isaiah Oliver is a private sector engagement, trade and investment, and climate finance expert with more than 13 years of experience focusing on the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, and Latin America. He has conducted assessments and developed implementation strategies for programs in diverse sectors, including private capital mobilization, enterprise competitiveness, and climate finance.…
Milton Ogeda is an agricultural economist with 34 years of experience in policy formulation, strategic planning, project design and analysis, institutional development and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in eastern Africa. Previously, he collaborated with several Ugandan government agencies including the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries, and Fisheries (MAAIF), the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry…
Pete Nash is an international development leadership and management specialist with more than 17 years of experience, including 13 years implementing and providing administrative, financial, operations, and technical support for USAID-funded programs in east and southern Africa. He is currently a director in Chemonics’ East and Southern Africa Division overseeing the USAID Tanzania Heshimu Bahari…
William Keller is Chemonics’ Senior Vice President, Nigeria Country Operations. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and as the director of the company’s finance and compliance review team. A certified public accountant, William has more than 12 years of experience in finance, accounting, compliance, and project operations. Since joining Chemonics in 2009 as…
A senior operations and contracts professional with 25 years of experience managing contracts with USAID and multilateral development banks, Gita Maitra has extensive experience working with clients and stakeholders to maximize results. She has collaborated with senior U.S. and foreign government officials, including USAID, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, and the U.S. Office of the…
Anna Slother oversees Chemonics’ USG Operations, a portfolio devoted to the company’s U.S. Government-funded development projects. This portfolio has more than 5,000 employees around the globe and more than 100 projects in 96 countries across 15 technical sectors in global development, including USAID’s largest-ever contract the Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)…
Emet Mohr is a former teacher, chief of party, education systems specialist, and executive who is now Principal Advisor on our Education Practice, providing strategic support in education policy and locally led systems development. He served as senior vice president for Caucasus and Central Asia, East and Southern Africa, and Chemonics’ Project Development and Support…
Melissa Logan has more than 20 years of experience as a development strategist and executive at Chemonics. She has served on Chemonics’ executive team for more than a decade — as senior vice president of the Supply Chain Solutions division, the Southern Africa region, and the Knowledge, Communication, and Technology division. In these roles, Melissa…
Tracy Shanks is an international development leader with 22 years of experience in private sector development, trade and investment, business enabling environment, democracy and governance, strategy, and program management. Previously, Tracy served as the senior vice president of the Afghanistan and South America regions at Chemonics and as a four-time chief of party for USAID…
Todd Diamond is a development practitioner and analyst with more than 25 years of technical and management experience helping countries in transition build capacity among public sector, non-governmental, and private sector organizations. Working on behalf of various U.S. and U.K. government agencies, his experience includes designing and implementing projects that help strengthen the legitimacy of…