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Senior Director, Evidence & Learning Philip DeCosse

Philip DeCosse leads development and implementation for Chemonics’ applied research, evaluation, and learning agenda in the U.S. An agricultural economist, he brings 30 years of substantive experience as a development professional. In recent years, Philip led Chemonics Agriculture and Food Security Practice and then led as Senior Vice President of Chemonics’ portfolio in West and Central Africa and Haiti. He has worked with partner governments, USAID, and the World Bank to strengthen national agricultural and natural resource statistical surveys, consulted on innovative monitoring and impact measurement approaches, and designed and delivered training in monitoring and evaluation for agriculture and natural resource projects. He also served as a chief of party on two USAID-funded programs – the Co-Management of Tropical for Resources (Nishorgo) project in Bangladesh and the Environmental Management Support project in Madagascar. Philip holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and English from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.