Morgan Holmes is a Senior Evaluation Methodologist with the Learning Division of USAID’s Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance. She manages a portfolio of research that includes 28 experimental impact evaluations addressing a variety of questions ranging from Countering Violent Extremism to local tax reform. Ms. Holmes has worked with more than 32 USAID Missions to identify opportunities for research and to carry out high quality surveys and evaluations with them. Prior to joining USAID, she worked at the World Bank and in the private sector conducting evaluations of USAID, State, World Bank, and DfID programs. Ms. Holmes began her career working for NDI and IRI implementing political party, civil society, and media strengthening programs. She has managed programs in Afghanistan, the Czech Republic, the DRC, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Slovakia, and Venezuela. She holds a BSc from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.