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Thursday, September 28 • 2:25pm - 3:10pm
Evidence Use Today in U.S. Foreign Assistance - How Do We Measure Up?

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To what extent are leading U.S. foreign assistance agencies - USAID and the Millennium Challenge Corporation -  currently using data, evidence, and evaluation to invest American taxpayer dollars in what works? According to Results for America - the organization behind Moneyball for Government and the annual Federal Invest in What Works Index - USAID and MCC are among the most “evidence-forward” agencies in the U.S. federal government. Join Results for America and senior evaluation-focused officials from both agencies to learn about the strides each agency has made over the past five years to strengthen its capabilities, policies, processes, and practices for using data, evidence, and evaluation to drive cost-effective delivery of development impact.

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David Medina

Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder, Results for America
David Medina currently serves as the COO and Co-Founder of Results for America. David previously served in the Obama Administration as First Lady Michelle Obama’s deputy chief of staff and as the Peace Corps’ public engagement director. Throughout his career, David has also served... Read More →

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Louise Fox

Chief Economist, USAID
Dr. Louise Fox is USAID’s Chief Economist. In this role, she guides the Agency on economics-based decision making and is responsible for keeping USAID’s economists on the cutting edge of ideas in development economics. Before joining USAID, Dr. Fox served as a Visiting Professor... Read More →
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Tom Kelly

Vice President, Policy & Evaluation, Millennium Challenge Corporation
As Acting Vice President for the Department of Policy and Evaluation, Thomas Kelly is responsible for the strategic direction and technical oversight of MCC’s Economic Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Policy, and Threshold Program divisions. Previously, Mr. Kelly... Read More →

Thursday September 28, 2017 2:25pm - 3:10pm
Amphitheater Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
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