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Chief of Party, Injaz II Michele Bradford

Michele Bradford is a governance specialist with more than 20 years designing, managing, and adapting programming in conflict-affected contexts in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. Michele is a long-serving chief of party for a diverse technical portfolio and most recently served as chief of party for a multi-donor education governance program in Syria where she led the design of evidence-driven innovative programming in Social and Emotional Learning, Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Trauma Recovery. Her expertise includes strengthening education governance systems, working with both formal, non-state actors, and civil society service delivery providers; forging partnerships across diverse and often competing stakeholders; and driving applied research for iterative adaptive programming. Michele currently serves as Team Leader for the RISA Fund, a regional program in Africa focused on research and innovation ecosystem strengthening. Previously, Michele served with the U.S. Department of State. She holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and a MPH from Boston University.