Our team

Michela joined the Evaluation Department in September 2025.

She holds a Double Degree Master in Economic Development from the Universities of Groningen and Lund, and a Bachelor’s in business and economics from the University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’.

Before joining ADE, Michela worked for Milieu Consulting as Policy Adviser, where she contributed and managed several projects with a focus on employment and the labour market, social policies, migration and intra-EU mobility, agriculture, and working conditions. She also contributed to several impact assessments, evaluations and fitness checks for EU clients. Prior to Milieu, she worked for the European Central Bank as a Solutions Analyst and dealt with, among other, the design, implementation and monitoring of new policies and frameworks, data analysis and visualisation, market research and benchmarking, management of system-wide projects, drafting of reports and memos, facilitation of workshops (incl. for high-level stakeholders).

At ADE, Michela contributes to evaluation studies. She has extensive knowledge of different data collection techniques (e.g., via surveys, interviews, focus groups) and research methods, including the analysis of large databases and microdata via econometric and statistical techniques.

She is native Italian speaker and fluent in English. She has intermediate knowledge of French.

Monica joined ADE in May 2024 as a Junior Framework Contract Manager in the Commercial Department.

She holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Sciences from the University of Bologna, complemented by study exchanges in South Korea, Poland, and the Netherlands.

Before joining ADE, she worked at Technopolis Consulting Group Belgium as a Business Development Assistant.

At ADE, Monica manages EU-funded tender processes related to the SEA 2023 Framework Contract, coordinates expert teams, plans budgets and missions, and contributes as both principal and supporting project manager across a range of development cooperation projects.

A native Italian speaker, she is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French.

Elisa joined the Agriculture and Environment Department in September 2025, after completing a 5-month internship at ADE.

She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the School of Public Affairs of Sciences Po Paris, as well as a dual bachelor degree in Social Sciences and Classic Literature from Sciences Po Paris and Sorbonne Université (Paris IV) with a major in Political Science. As part of her studies, she spent half a year in Moscow within the Higher School of Economics. Elisa also took part in the Gender Equality and Public Policy Certificate, a joint program created by the School of Public Affairs and Sciences Po’s Research and Educational program on Gender studies (PRESAGE).

In her previous internship at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Elisa worked in the Public Affairs Department, where she was responsible for organizing institutional meetings and liaising with scientists.

At ADE, she contributes to evaluation studies related to rural development, agriculture, and the environment. She has worked on evaluations of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and adaptation to climate change policies, at EU level for DG AGRI, as well as at national and regional levels.

Elisa is a native French speaker, fluent in English, with a good command of Spanish and a moderate proficiency in Russian.

After a successful four-month internship at ADE in 2018 and continued collaboration during 2019, Bruna joined ADE as a Junior Impact Evaluation Expert in September 2019.

She holds a joint master’s degree in Economics from the University of Namur and UCLouvain, where she specialised in development and public economics.

At ADE, Bruna contributes to several strategic and impact evaluations using her solid knowledge of economic theory and background in empirical analysis. She has strong skills in data analysis, survey design and implementation as well as in visualisation and reporting techniques, project management. Her areas of interests include environment and climate change, forestry, agricultural value chains and food security.

Bruna is a native Portuguese speaker. She is fluent in English and French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

Françoise Delmez joined ADE in September 2019. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Namur, having completed her graduate program at UCLouvain. During her PhD, she developed both empirical and theoretical research projects focused on the labour market. She has considerable expertise with both micro-level (firm) and macro-level (country) panel datasets, in particular regarding various employment measures. She also has experience in designing and implementing research projects.

Before joining ADE, she worked as a teaching assistant at UCLouvain, responsible for microeconomics and research methods courses. She was a research fellow at the FNRS (Belgian National Research Fund) for four years. In addition, she spent ten years as an active member of an NGO working in food security and youth empowerment. She also volunteered on several field missions in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso and Senegal). Since September 2021, she is guest lecturer in Political Economy at UCLouvain.

At ADE, she has worked on many different projects, including the evaluation of Gender policy implementation in Humanitarian settings, the evaluation of the EU cooperation with Tunisia (with a focus on employment challenges), the evaluation of the African Development Bank strategy and programme in Gabon, a study of the consequences of the Covid crisis in Equatorial Guinea (for the UNDP, with a focus on employment), the evaluation of the TAIEX instrument (peer-to-peer technical assistance), the EU response to the Covid crisis in Myanmar among others.

She is a native French speaker, fluent in English, with a working knowledge of Dutch and basic knowledge of Spanish.

After a 5-month internship in the impact department of ADE in 2020, Sarah joined the Rural Development department of ADE in May 2022.

She holds a MSc. in Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets from Maastricht University, where she also worked as a tutor in macroeconomics.

After completing a 6-months internship at UNDP Ghana in its Inclusive Growth Cluster, Sarah worked as Analyst in a think-tank, where she contributed to a range of projects related to regional development, industrial policy, and digitalization. She also worked as data analyst in the refreshment sector, where she strengthened her digital and analytical skills.

At ADE, Sarah contributes to evaluation studies related to rural development, agriculture, and the environment. She has strong analytical skills and has a keen interest in evaluation methodologies, data analysis, and development studies.

Sarah is a native French speaker. She is fluent in English with an intermediate level in Dutch.

After a successful five-month internship at ADE in 2019, Luisa joined the team in July 2020.

She holds a master’s degree in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), where she specialised in public policy and development, in addition to working as a tutor in macroeconomics.

At ADE, Luisa uses her solid knowledge of economic theory and her strong background in empirical analysis to contribute to impact evaluations in a range of sectors. Her work combines literature reviews, survey implementation, data analysis, visualisation techniques and reporting. Her areas of interests cover health, education, environment and climate change, as well as agricultural value chains and food security.

Before joining ADE, she completed an internship at the Centre for Industrial Economics of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. As a research assistant, she studied consumer behaviour of a well-known French Subscription video on demand model (SVOD platform) using statistical and econometric analysis of large datasets.

Luisa is fluent in French and English, with a good command of German and a working knowledge of Spanish and Dutch.

Theo is graduated from the master’s in International Relations at the School of Research of Sciences Po Paris. He also holds a bachelor’s degree with the same university with a major in Political Science and a minor in Middle-East and Mediterranean studies. As part of his studies, he spent a year at the French Institute in the Near East, located in Beirut, Lebanon, with a curriculum focusing on Arabic language and Middle-East studies.

Before joining ADE in March 2022, Theo worked in Sentinel Atlas, a security company operating in conflict-affected areas. As security analyst intern, he contributed to monitoring geopolitical and security issues in specific countries.

At ADE, he contributes to strategic evaluations.

Theo is fluent in French and English, with an intermediate level in Arabic and a basic knowledge of Spanish and German.

Arno Baurin joined ADE in July 2024 as Evaluation Expert.

He holds a PhD in Economics from the University Catholic of Louvain. His thesis was focused on the heterogeneous impact of pension and retirement policies on different groups of people (e.g., age heterogeneity at the time of the pension reform, life expectancy heterogeneity). Two papers of his thesis were published. Arno also holds a Bachelor in Hotel Management and a Beekeeper diploma.

Before joining ADE, Arno worked in strategic consulting at McKinsey & Co (Brussels) as a Junior Associate. He contributed to various projects, notably in the SHAPE (Social Sector, Healthcare & Public Sector Entities) practice. He is also an invited lecturer at the University Catholic of Louvain, where he leverages his expertise in labor market to mentor students in their internship research. Arno also has various experience in the hospitality sector.

At ADE, Arno contributes to evaluation studies. He has strong analytical skills and has a keen interest in evaluation methodologies and data analysis.

He is a native French speaker and fluent in English.

After a six-month internship in the Impact Evaluation Department, in March 2023 Arianna joined the team as Junior Framework Contract Manager in the Finance and Blending Department.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economic Development from the University of Pavia and a second Master’s in International Trade, Finance, and Development from the Barcelona School of Economics.

At ADE, she will be in charge of managing and supporting tender processes, including the search and selection of experts, budget and mission planning, and helping to write project methodologies.

Arianna is a native Italian speaker. She is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French.

Marçal joined ADE as an intern in September 2023, later in March 2024 he became a staff member of the Impact Department.

He has a master’s degree on Macroeconomic Policy analysis and Capital Markets by the BSE and a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

At ADE, he contributed to the evaluation of the BioCarbon Fund (ISFL) and the impact evaluation of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals. He is currently an analyst for the evaluation of the MFA-funded 2SCALE-program (Toward Sustainable Clusters in Agribusiness through Learning in Entrepreneurship) and the IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative Farmfit Program Impact Evaluation. Proficient in using MaxQDA for qualitative and mixed-methods data analysis, he is experienced in coding, categorizing, and analyzing large datasets, ensuring rigorous and systematic evaluation processes.

Marçal is speaking Catalan, Spanish, English and basic French.

After completing a six-month internship at ADE, Martina joined the Evaluation Department in September 2024.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in International Relations from LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, Italy. During her academic journey, Martina spent a semester at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat, Morocco, and another at Koç University in Istanbul, Türkiye, as part of her Master’s program.

In her previous internship at the Embassy of Pakistan in Rome, Martina worked in the press section, where she was responsible for preparing the daily news report.

At ADE, she actively contributes to several strategic evaluations.

Martina is a native Italian speaker. She is fluent in English, has a working knowledge of French, and a basic knowledge of Arabic.

He joined ADE in April 2025.

He holds a BA in Political Sciences from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MA in International Security with specialization in African studies and Diplomacy from SciencesPo Paris.

Since 2021, he has worked with various development consultancies, gaining substantial experience in Public Administration Reform (PAR) and Public Financial Management (PFM) through both tender preparation and project implementation.

At ADE, Georgios is responsible for managing Framework Contract (FWC) tender processes, including expert identification and selection, budget preparation, and mission planning. He also is responsible for drafting technical offers and methodologies for project acquisition and oversees project implementation and administration.

A native Greek speaker, Georgios is fluent in English, has working knowledge of French, and intermediate knowledge of Spanish.

Ludovic joined ADE in June 2025.

He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Namur (Belgium). Before joining ADE, Ludovic worked as a consultant for the World Bank.

At ADE, he works as an Evaluation Expert in the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development department.

His native language is French. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Dutch.

Juan joined the Evaluation Department in September 2024 after completing an internship at ADE.

He holds a master’s degree in Econometrics and Empirical Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics and was a visiting MSc student in Policy Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam. He also holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Economics from the joint programme between Universidad del Rosario and TSE. His academic background combines advanced econometrics with policy-oriented coursework in areas such as development, education, and health.

Before joining ADE, Juan worked as a research assistant in development economics and applied econometrics, gaining experience in econometric modelling, data analysis, machine learning, web scraping, and handling large datasets. At ADE, he has contributed to evaluations for FMO and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as to EU strategic evaluations.

Juan is a native Spanish speaker, fluent in English and French, with a good command of Croatian.

She is a macroeconomist and a consultant for ADE since 2006. She has extended experience in conducting complex policy evaluations and in evaluation methods and techniques. She specializes in three major areas: macroeconomics applied to development and public finance management reforms; conflict resolution, security and fragility; and private sector development and development finance, including investment facilities and blending mechanisms.

She has worked for a range of multilateral institutions and national aid agencies. She is for instance acquainted with EU policies, instruments and aid modalities, in particular budget support. Her field experience covers mainly West and East Africa, the Balkans, Latin American countries and the Caribbean, the Mediterranean area, South and Central Asia and the Pacific Islands. She also has extensive field work experience in fragile settings. Prior to joining ADE, she worked for one year in Benin for the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She also carried out internships at the Directorate General for Development of the European Commission and at the French Research Institute for Development in Mexico.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in development economics. Virginie works in English, French and Spanish.

Éléonore joined ADE in August 2025.

After earning a first Master’s degree in Germanic Languages and Business Communication, Éléonore went on to pursue a specialized Master’s in Gender Studies because of her interests in inclusion, diversity and belonging.

During her internships and student jobs she was introduced to the field of Human Resources, which naturally led her to join HumanX — a consultancy firm specializing in providing clients with experienced HR professionals. After gaining three years of experience working with a variety of clients, she chose to continue her professional growth in an internal HR position.

As an HR Officer at ADE, Éléonore is responsible for overseeing recruitment and onboarding, managing employee records, supporting performance management processes, and ensuring compliance with HR policies and labor regulations.

Her mother tongue is French, but through her studies she developed an excellent command of both Dutch and English.

He has more than three decades of working experience in transport economics, logistics, energy and environment. This relates to both OECD and developing countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Before working as consultant since 2000, he worked successively with the Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité (INRETS) in Paris, the Laboratoire d’Economie des Transports of Lyon (LET), Beauvais Consultants of Tours, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Institut Tropical Suisse (ITS).

He obtained the following diplomas from the University of Lyon II (France): Doctor of State in Economics, Doctor in Transport Economics (PhD), and Public Economics, Transport and Regional Planning. He masters French and has a working level in English.

Hannah joined ADE as Head of Humanitarian Unit in February 2025.

She holds a PhD in Development Studies (SOAS, University of London) and an MSc in International Relations (London School of Economics).

Before joining ADE, Hannah worked for more than 20 years as a practitioner and researcher in humanitarian, development and peace action. With a career grounded in extensive fieldwork in conflict-affected and fragile contexts in Africa, Europe and the Middle East as well as experience at HQ-level, Hannah has worked with international and local NGOs, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, UN agencies, donors and academic institutions. Her academic research focused on humanitarian assistance, conflict and fragility.

As the lead of the humanitarian unit, Hannah oversees ADE’s humanitarian portfolio and is also Evaluation Expert, Technical Expert, Team Leader and Project Director on various projects.

She is a native English speaker and has strong proficiency in French.

Céline joined ADE in February 2023.

She holds a master’s degree in general economics from the Warocqué School of Business and Economics in Mons, with a specialization in Audit and Finance.

During her studies, she completed an internship at KPMG as auditor and wrote her thesis focused on the impact of takeover rumors on stock market valuation.

Before joining ADE, she started to work in the banking sector, firstly as a financial auditor at KPMG in Brussels, then as a credit analyst at CPE-credits in Mons.

At ADE, Céline is responsible for a range of tasks including analytical monitoring of the business, management of the vehicle fleet, evaluation of the budget, valuation of the company, relations with external stakeholders and personnel and payroll management.

Her mother tongue is French. She is fluent in English, with a working knowledge of Dutch.

Monika leads the Agriculture & Environment Department since 2009. She is an agronomist (MSc) specialised in economics with extensive experience in the evaluation of public policies in the EU and in Sub-Saharan African countries.

She has extensive experience as Team leader through numerous evaluations of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), its first and second pillars at EU level for DG AGRI, as well as at national and regional levels (France and French regions, Wallonia, Luxembourg).   In her evaluation work, she makes use of qualitative and mixed-methods and has also know-how and hands-on experience in using quantitative methods (FADN). She has sound working experience with the Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (CMEF).

Her professional career has combined positions in the private sector and academia both in the EU and in developing countries. Prior to joining ADE in 2007, she worked for seven years in the Department of Economics and Rural Development of the University of Gembloux (Ulg Gembloux AgroBioTech). Monika was a trainer from 1999-2005 for EC officials (Brussels and in Delegations) in EcoFin analysis and Project Cycle Management. Between 1991 and 2000, she worked as an agroeconomist for a consulting company, where she took part in some fifteen evaluations of rural development projects, mainly located in Central and West Africa.

Monika is fluent in English, French, and German.

Vincent Coppens is Head of ADE’s Evaluation Department. He has extensive experience in strategic  evaluations. He is primarily active in the field of international aid and development, covering different themes, sectors, and geographies. He has specific evaluation experience for private sector development and development finance, including investment facilities and blending mechanisms. He has a track record as Team Leader, project director, methodological advisor, and quality controller. Before joining ADE in 2006, he worked for four years for A.T. Kearney (now Kearney), a renowned strategy and management consultancy.

Vincent holds a master’s degree in Management Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School (Université Libre de Bruxelles), with a major in Finance.

He is bilingual in French and Dutch, and fluent in English and Spanish.

Tatiana Goetghebuer joined ADE in 2013 and has been leading the Impact Department since 2018. She is also Team Leader and Project Director for various impact and strategic evaluations.

She holds a PhD in Economics specialised in Development Economics from the University of Namur and a bachelor’s degree in Business Engineering. She has recognised expertise in designing rigorous impact evaluations in relation to field reality, and in conducting large-scale, complex household surveys in various domains. In addition to her excellent analytical competence and solid field experience, she has strong didactic, communication and management skills. She teaches Impact Evaluation in Practice to MA students at ULB, UNamur (Belgium) and UniLux.

Before joining ADE, Tatiana was assistant professor of Economics at Namur University and a researcher at the CRED.

Tatiana is a French native speaker , is fluent in English, and has a working knowledge of Spanish and Dutch.

Myriam Kouskouras joined ADE in 2020 as accountant. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from HEAJ in Namur.

Before joining ADE, Myriam gained important experience within a large banking structure whilst working for ING over a period of eight years. Her role included managing the accounting of all transactions end-to-end at ING’s Canadian subsidiaries.

She then worked at Lixon for 12 years, a smaller organisation (around 300 employees) in another sector (construction company), where she was responsible for the financial operations of two subsidiaries. She built on her experience at ING while developing new skills by being responsible for “Procure to Pay”, “Order to Cash” and “Record to Report”, designed to provide management with an accurate picture of the companies’ performance and results.

These experiences have enabled her to deepen her knowledge of accounting and of different economic sectors, developing a rigorous, well-organised and reliable approach. Myriam is fluent in French and Greek, with a good command of English and Dutch.

Nastassia joined ADE’s Evaluation and Monitoring department in June 2018. She holds a PhD in Economics from the European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics (ECARES, Université libre de Bruxelles).

Before joining ADE, she worked in consultancy, NGO, and the private sector. Her academic research focused on the economics of corruption using experimental, behavioural and empirical evidence in Burundi, Germany, India, and Belgium.

At ADE, Nastassia participated to the creation of the Impact Department. She is now an Impact Evaluation Expert, Team Leader and Project Director for various evaluation projects of the Impact department.

Nastassia is expert in quantitative analysis based on data from secondary sources, as well as in designing and implementing projects in the field to collect primary data. In her daily work, she is particularly interested in innovative mixed approach methodologies and enjoys collaborating with partners on multi-countries projects and exploring data science solutions.

Nastassia is fluent in French, English and Italian, and has a good working knowledge of Dutch.

Jean-Marie Wathelet is a co-founder of ADE and was Managing Director of ADE from 2007 to 2013. He is an agricultural engineer and holds an MBA.

He started his professional career as an assistant in the Rural Economy Department of Louvain University where he worked on operational research programmes. Attracted to the business world, he became an IT consultant in an SME support firm for a few years. In 1988 he joined a consultancy firm specialised in the rural sector and discovered the development realities of Africa.

Since 1990, Jean-Marie has undertaken more than 30 consulting and evaluation missions as Team Leader for various international donors, notably the European Commission and the World Bank. He has developed expertise in three major fields: rural development strategy, project evaluation, and public expenditure review. He has acquired in-depth knowledge of project cycle management tools (PCM) and the utilisation of evaluation methods based on the Logical Framework and participatory approach.

As a Team Leader, he has carried out numerous strategic and complex evaluations for the European Commission, including the thematic evaluation of the European Commission’s support to rural development and agriculture. He also fills the role of quality controller on evaluations undertaken by other ADE permanent experts.

Claire joined ADE again in September 2022 as Business Development Manager.  She was previously part of the team as Commercial Assistant and Project Manager (Oct. 2010 – Jan. 2020).

Claire has more than 20 years of experience in project management and business development for several consulting companies and has an extensive knowledge of tenders and management procedures for different international development partners or bilateral cooperation agencies, in many different sectors.

Claire is in charge of positioning ADE on strategic technical assistance opportunities and more specifically in the area of PF, BS and Blending. As part of ADE’s business development, she also supervises the commercial unit, monitors the tendering and project management processes, interacts with partner companies and external consultants.

She holds a Master degree in Translation (ILMH), completed with a degree in Development Sciences (ICHEC).

She is fluent in French, English, Spanish and has a good knowledge of Dutch.

Edwin Clerckx is a Partner of ADE and an experienced Team Leader. He holds a PhD in Philosophy, a master’s degree in Management and a complementary degree in Economics. Joining ADE in 2001, he headed ADE’s Evaluation Department from 2006 until 2013, has been ADE’s Managing Director from October 2013 to April 2023. He is also a member of its Board since 2007.

He is a specialist in leading complex strategy evaluations of donor support in the field of development cooperation, and in humanitarian aid. This has included themes such as conflict prevention, peace building and private sector development, but also the channelling of aid through international organisations. Edwin has also worked extensively on structural funds and rural development evaluations. He regularly adds value to his experience through presenting at international conferences, and has also participated in the drafting of evaluation guides.

Edwin is fluent in French, Dutch and English, and speaks Italian.

She is a senior consultant focused on governance, peace and security. She has conducted numerous evaluations and studies with ADE in these fields. She also advises governments and international organisations on their strategies and programmes in contexts of political transitions and post-crisis recoveries (Denmark, France, UK, EU, World Bank, UN).

She is former Team Leader of the OECD International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF) and OECD-DAC focal point on responsible supply chains of minerals. Before that, she was Advisor to the DRC government to demobilise and reintegrate 150,000 combatants; and to the Governor of Aceh (Indonesia) to implement the 2005 Aceh peace agreement. Prior, she was a Conflict Specialist at the World Bank, where she received three awards for the design and implementation of recovery programmes in Indonesia and the Great Lakes, and analysis of the conflict in Burundi with US Special Envoy Howard Wolpe.

She holds a master’s degree in political science from Sciences Po Paris, an MBA from ESSEC Business School, and a master’s degree from the Foreign Service from Georgetown University (Fulbright). She masters French and English.

He is a freelance consultant for many years and has handled a very wide gamut of assignments during that period. Previously, he had worked with the Italian civil service, being involved among others in the implementation of the public financial management reform in Italy at the end of the 1990s.

His two-and-a-half-year stint in the United Nations systems includes senior positions at UNDP and in the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sudan. His more recent work includes ongoing support (since 2018) to the implementation of the Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring (AIMM) framework with the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group). He specializes in country and policy analysis, with particular regard to macroeconomics and sectoral analyses; private sector development; public financial management, especially budgeting and oversight; monitoring and evaluation; statistical and econometric analysis.

Domenico has a Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration, a master’s degree in Public Policy and Management, and a master’s degree in Econometrics and Statistics. A native Italian speaker, he has a sound professional command of French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and German, in oral and writing, as well as intermediate command of Arabic, Dutch and Romanian.

She worked as ADE staff member in 2017-2018 and since then continues collaborating with ADE on specific assignments. She has strong experience in public policy and business consulting in Europe, Latin America and Northern Africa. She specializes in education, innovation, entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises, private sector development and blended finance. She has worked within leading consultancies (McKinsey, C230, ADE). She has in-depth experience in public policy design and evaluation, having collaborated with governments and multilateral and bilateral organisations, including in strategic evaluations for the European Union.

She has a master’s degree in economics from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Italy), an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA), and a master’s degree in education from Stanford University (USA). She is fluent in Italian, English, Spanish and French.

He is an accomplished Team Leader of strategic evaluations and studies, for the EU and other donors, in Africa, Asia and Latin America. His experience extends across all major aid and financing modalities and institutional aspects of aid. He has worked across many sectors, including human development, capacity development, food security and nutrition, water and sanitation support, and rural development.

He has a master’s degree in public policy from the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University, Durham, USA, and a bachelor’s degree from the Free University of Berlin. He is fluent in German and English, and has a professional command of Spanish and French.

She worked as ADE staff member from 2013 to 2020 as Evaluation Expert. She is since 2021 supporting ADE on specific assignments. She has extensive experience in strategic evaluations, covering various areas, aid modalities or countries and regions. She has been particularly involved in evaluations of private sector development and development finance, including investment facilities and blending mechanisms. Her previous professional experiences include academic positions and collaboration with international NGOs in the field of microfinance.

She holds a PhD in Economics and Management from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université libre de Bruxelles).  She is native French speaker, fluent in English and with good command of Spanish.

He has a longstanding experience in the implementation of overseas development aid, since 1981. While working as an external consultant for the private sector, international donors and agencies (EU services, UN agencies, the World Bank), bilateral donors and NGOs, he has travelled extensively in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He has built on his field management experience to perform regularly humanitarian, transition and development evaluations – often as team leader – since 1994. He has personally led some 50 evaluations and reviews. He has acquired a particular expertise in evaluating strategies and policies of key actors in favour of the most vulnerable in complex emergencies, recovery or development contexts.

He is academically an economist and a graduate in oriental languages. He is native in French, masters English, has working level of Dutch, and knows Russian.

She worked as ADE staff member from 1997 to 2021. She is now supporting ADE as freelance consultant on specific assignments. She has more than 30 years of professional experience overall, in the management, monitoring, evaluation and technical reporting of international development projects and programmes.

At ADE, she oversaw market and external human resources development. She has developed numerous collaboration opportunities in agriculture & environment, public finance management, and monitoring & evaluation. She further managed several large programmes and technical assistance projects. For 10 years, she managed EU-financed framework contracts for beneficiaries in third countries. She was heading the FWC SIEA 2018 department in ADE and leading a team of project managers. She was a member of ADE’s Board of Directors from 2006 to 2021.  She started her career with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a United Nations agency specialised in rural poverty and development where she worked for around 15 years, first in the Monitoring and Evaluation Division and then in the Project Management Department (Africa). She collaborated with many international institutions, particularly the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other UN agencies.

She is an agronomist and agricultural engineer. She is fluent in French and English and masters Spanish and Italian as well.

Following a five-month internship in 2020, Titouan joined ADE as a Junior Evaluation Expert in February 2021. He holds a master’s degree in Development Economics from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, with a semester at Cairo University in Egypt. He also completed a bachelor’s degree in Economic History.

Before joining ADE, he worked as an intern for Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT) at the Cairo office. As trade attaché assistant, he provided sectoral analysis of countries linked with the office (Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Eritrea). At ADE, Titouan uses his strong theoretical, analytical, and statistical backgrounds to perform strategic evaluations on a wide range of topics. His areas of special interest are employment, informality, climate change and rural development areas.

He is fluent in French, English and Italian, with a working knowledge of Spanish.