Alison Evans

Alison Evans is a British economist.

After gaining a BA from Sussex University and an MPhil from Cambridge University in economics and development economics respectively, she was awarded a PhD from the University of Sussex, where she then became a lecturer on economics. In 1994 she joined the World Bank,[1] and in 2006 joined the Overseas Development Institute, becoming their Director in 2009.[2] She left in 2013.[2] Evans will be the new Chairman of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.[3]

Evans is a Trustee of BBC Media Action,[4] and served as a member of the World Bank's Advisory Council on Gender.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alison Evans announced as new Director of ODI". Overseas Development Institute. March 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Alison Evans". Oxford Policy Management. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/preferred-candidate-for-new-icai-chief-commissioner-announced
  4. ↑ "BBC Media Action - Alison Evans". BBC Media Action. Retrieved 12 April 2014.