Amelia conducts research on open data at ODW. She specializes in transparency, aid effectiveness, and global health research. Prior to working for ODW, she served as the open aid team leader at Innovations for Peace and Development. She has also worked as a consultant for the Bureau for Global Health at USAID. She has recently received a Master’s in Global Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
Martin coordinates public information and communications at ODW. He has worked in several international agencies, as a business information solutions manager at World Bank, climate change information manager at UNEP, chief of information for the WHO Western Pacific Region, chief of information management at UNICEF European Headquarters, and correspondent for NBC News at the UN in Geneva.
Jamison conducts research on open data at ODW. He specializes in data transparency and related political economy issues with a particular focus in the Middle East. Prior to working at ODW, he worked at the International Budget Partnership. He received his Master’s in Global Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Reza is the IT guru at ODW, having headed Information Services and Systems in the Development Data Group of the World Bank for 10 years. While there he oversaw development of the largest set of systems products for Open Data and Open Data communications. He has been developing systems for managing and disseminating statistical data and metadata for over 35 years. Before World Bank, he operated the Computer Center at the School of Engineering at George Washington University.
Zach has several years of experience conducting research on international development and transparency, contributing to major research projects on transparency in foreign aid, accountability for non-governmental organizations, international finance, education, and emerging aid donors. He has worked on such issues in Kosovo, Haiti, Uganda, the UK, and the US. He recently received an MA in Politics from Princeton University.
Shaida brings several decades of experience in managing global development statistics as the long-time Director of the World Bank’s Development Data Group. During her tenure, flagship global statistical products were launched such as the World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, and the Atlas of Global Development. In 2010, she led the World Bank’s Open Data Initiative, a ground-breaking program to provide full and free access to the World Bank’s extensive statistical databases. Prior to that, she played a key role in the creation and operation of PARIS21 as well as leading international efforts to coordinate technical and financial support for statistics through initiatives like the Marrakech Action Plan.