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Dr. Sara Pantuliano, Member of IRIN Association
Managing Director, Overseas Development InstituteDr. Sara Pantuliano is a Managing Director at the Overseas Development Institute, one of the world’s leading think tanks on aid and development, where she has led the humanitarian team for six years. She is a political scientist with extensive experience in conflict and post-conflict settings. Prior to joining ODI, she led the UN Development Programme’s peacebuilding unit in Sudan, managed post-conflict response in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, was an observer at the IGAD Sudan peace process, and lectured at the University of Dar es Salaam. She holds a PhD in politics, has written widely on Sudan, South Sudan, the Middle East and humanitarian affairs, and is a recognised public speaker on these issues. She is the Managing Editor of Disasters journal and the vice-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Risk and Resilience. She is a Trustee of SOS Sahel and serves on the advisory boards of Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre and the UN Association of the UK, amongst others. Dr. Pantuliano oversaw the temporary hosting of IRIN at ODI during IRIN’s spin-off from the UN.