Author - Lizz Welch

Lizz Welch has been the CEO of iDE since 2019 after spending five years as the organization’s COO. She is an expert on gender-empowerment, monitoring and evaluation, finance, and economic growth and has more than 20 years of experience with designing solutions for challenging markets in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. She holds a master’s degree with a specialization in international non-profit management from Rutgers University and a BA in history and global development studies from Grinnell College. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, and has been consistently recognized for her passionate commitment to developing those she works with.