Our Leaders

Farmers. Marketers. Advisors. Teachers. Managers. Entrepreneurs. Our staff are all these things and more, sharing a common passion for improving the lives of others and overseeing a global organization of over 1,200 staff working in more than 11 countries.

One entrepreneur can change their community, and millions can change the world.

Country Directors

Stefano Gasparini
Country Director,
iDE Mozambique
Sylvester Kalonge
Country Director,
iDE Zambia
Deepak Dhoj Khadka
Country Director,
iDE Bangladesh
Quang Nguyen
Country Director,
iDE Vietnam
Corey O'Hara, PhD
Country Director,
iDE Nepal
Kevin Robbins
Country Director,
iDE Cambodia
Olani Wirtu
Country Director,
iDE Ethiopia
Inti Ferrey
CEO, iDEal,
iDE Nicaragua
Sothea Sam
CEO, Hydrologic,
iDE Cambodia
Abdul-Mumin Damba Tahidu
Country Manager,
iDE Ghana
Sobeida Lara
Country Manager,
iDE Honduras

Senior Leadership

Elizabeth Ellis
Chief Executive Officer
Stuart Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Canada
Kathryn Dangerfield
Vice President of Global Operations
KC Koch
Vice President of Global Communications & Marketing
John Passauer
Vice President, Finance
F. Conor Riggs
Vice President of Global Initiatives
Deepak Khadka
Vice President of Asia Operations
Chris Nicoletti
Senior Director of Impact and Analytics
Dana Camp Smith
Senior Director, Global Operations
Caitlin Warkentin
Senior Director, Fund Development
Nadia Campos
Director, Global Design
John Choptiany, PhD
Senior Director, Climate, Resilience, and Agriculture and Director, UK/Europe Partnerships
Greg Lestikow
Director, Business Development, Latin America and the Caribbean
Dave Schutz
Director, Global Business Development
Jamie Wright
Director, Global Business Development
Sarah Custer-Lalanne
Director, Global WASH