Laura Chioda, Sr. Economist, LCRCE

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Laura Chioda, Sr. Economist, LCRCE

Andrew Morrisonis Chief of the Gender and Diversity Division at the Inter-American Development Bank. Prior to joining the IDB, he worked at the World Bank as a Lead Economist in the Gender and Development Group and as the Regional Gender Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean. He also has worked as an associate professor of economics at Tulane University and the University of New Mexico. He has written books and articles in the area of gender equality, international migration, labor markets and violence prevention. His Ph.D in economics is from Vanderbilt University.

Raymond Robertson is Professor of Economics at Macalester College. His research focuses on the union of international, labor, and development economics. He has published in theAmerican Economic Review, the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of International Economics, Review of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, and others. He is a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development and a member of the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP). His current work focuses on the effects of the ILO's Better Work program in Cambodia and other countries, as well as other issues relating to the effects of globalization on workers. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas after spending a year in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar.

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CarenGrown is Senior Gender Advisor in the Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning, where she leads USAID’s efforts to integrate gender equality and female empowerment throughout the agency’s policies and programs. Dr. Grown is on leave as Economist-In-Residence at American University, where she also co-directed the Program on Gender Analysis in Economics. Formerly, she was Senior Scholar and Co-Director of the Gender Equality and Economy Program at The Levy Economics Institute at Bard College and Director of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Governance team at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). She is the author of several books on gender issues in trade, public finance, and development, and her articles have appeared in World Development, Journal of International Development, Feminist Economics, Health Policy and Planning, and The Lancet.

Donna J. Kelley, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College, and holds the Frederic C. Hamilton Chair of Free Enterprise. She teaches and publishes research on corporate innovation and global entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on Asian economies. She is a member of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) oversight board and leader of the GEM U.S. team. She co-authored the 2008 GEM Korea Report, the 2008 GEM Education and Training Report, the 2010 and 2011 GEM Global Reports, and the 2010 GEM Global Women's Report.

ToyinAdeniji heads IFC’s Global Women in Business Program (WIN) in the Sustainable Business Advisory Department, charged with creating opportunities for women in business in the developing world. Ms. Adeniji is a Financial Services professional with experience in international development, microfinance and small and medium enterprise development. Prior to leading the WIN program, Ms. Adeniji conceived and promoted Susu Microfinance Bank Ltd in Nigeria: one of the first five microfinance banks to obtain an operating license from the Central Bank of Nigeria in December 2006. She established SusuMircofinance Bank Ltd. after having previously worked at IFC as an investment officer for 12 years. As an Investment Officer under the African Enterprise Fund she gained extensive experience in providing financial assistance to small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria.

Ms. Adeniji has a MBA from Harvard Business School..

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