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Marc Tassé

Marc Tassé is a globally recognized expert on ethical leadership, corporate misconduct, and crisis response. He advises executives of various departments of domestic and foreign governments, as well as CEOs, directors, and other leaders of Fortune 500 companies and global organizations, on responding strategically to sensitive regulatory, governance, and reputational challenges. An award-winning lecturer at […]

Nada Ghaoui

Nada Ghaoui is the Vice President, Marketing and Development for Digital Opportunity Trust, supporting the network in delivering on the vision where all underserved and disadvantaged young women and men realize their potential in an inclusive digital economy.  Nada brings over 24 years of expereince across the MENA business landscape, burnishing a strong reputation in […]

Nungari Mwangi

Nungari is currently the Strategy, Partnerships and Special Initiatives lead for the De-risking Agricultural Finance and Climate Resilience team at the African Development Bank. She is currently working on the development of the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA), a continental climate financing facility aiming to mobilize $1 billion to de-risk private sector […]

Weris Dualeh

As Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Weris supports with collection of qualitative and quantitative data, and the implementation of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks across DOT’s network. Prior to joining DOT, Weris worked at UNDP Rwanda and East Java – Indonesia where she supported the establishment of M&E frameworks and facilitated M&E capacity building for […]

Emma Edwards

As Business Development Manager, Emma supports the Partnership Development Hub to build and maintain relationships with donors, partners and stakeholders across DOT’s network. In her role, she also supports DOT’s presence at global events and fundraising and partnership engagement.  Before joining DOT, Emma worked as a Communications Coordinator with IMRSV Data Labs, contributing to business […]

Meaghan Anderson

As Gender and Safeguarding Manager, Meaghan works closely with her counterparts across the DOT network to strengthen DOT’s growing focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Meaghan is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of project gender equality strategies and implementation plans, strengthening capacity in gender equality across the DOT network, and supporting the […]

Michel Houle

Michel is the Associate Vice President, Financial Resources at the University of Ottawa. Michel is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) and has over 30 years of experience in finance, information technology, human resources and procurement. Previously, Michel served as Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Office of the National Capital Commission. He also worked […]

Adil Skalli

Adil Skalli is a Moroccan-Canadian professional with 10 years of experience leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in the pursuit of meaningful impact. As a Program Design and Implementation Manager at Digital Opportunity Trust, he leads the design and implementation of skills development programs in Africa and the Middle East. His commitment lies in empowering innovators […]

Justine Hendricks

Justine sits as Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) President and CEO after 17 years with Export Development Canada (EDC) and 7 years with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). She is an impactful leader whose diverse experience includes delivering financial services on the front line, overseeing successful organizational transformations, evolving risk management capabilities, spearheading the development of […]

Ivan Zenar

As a member of DOT’s executive team and Vice President of Program Operations, Ivan contributes to DOT’s overall strategic direction as well as the development and implementation of best practices. Ivan holds executive oversight of DOT’s in-country operations and expansion partnerships and leads the operations, MERL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning), and program development teams. […]