Previously, Michaela lived and worked internationally, leading food security programs in conflict-affected settings, including directing a $30 million emergency food assistance portfolio in Ukraine following the full-scale invasion. She also managed USAID- and WFP-funded livelihoods, nutrition, and food security programs in South Sudan and Cambodia. Prior to joining GDI, Michaela managed refugee resettlement programs in Denver, Colorado, including the Colorado Refugee Speakers Bureau.

Outside the office, Michaela can be found on a run, hiking with her 15-year-old pup, planning her next travels, or searching her nearest tiny library for new books.

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Habtamu Girma serves as Manager, Operations and Compliance at GDI. He brings more than 15 years of experience in operations, compliance, program management, and international development across U.S. government, nonprofit, and humanitarian organizations.

Before joining GDI in this role, Habtamu served with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) as Head of Operations and Chief of Party in Ethiopia, where he led operations and managed several donor-funded humanitarian programs. His previous experience includes serving as a Localization Advisor with USAID, a Development Impact Bond, and Compliance Manager with GDI, as well as senior program management and compliance roles with NASTAD. Earlier in his career, he supported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/PEPFAR program in Ethiopia, overseeing cooperative agreements, grants, and contracts with local and international partners.

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Prior to joining USAID/Uganda, Omchand planned, coordinated, and led in-country project financial compliance reviews and pre-award surveys in support of USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (legacy Office of Food for Peace), and brings extensive experience advising and managing large donor-funded projects with responsibility for overall financial, operation, compliance, and risk management.

He holds a Ph.D. in Planning, Governance, and Globalization, a Master of Natural Resources (MNR), and an M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Virginia Tech. Additionally, he holds an M.S. in Industrial Technology and an MBA in Finance from Morehead State University. His undergraduate degree is in Accountancy from the University of Guyana.

Omchand is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and holds several other professional certificates. He is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment where he teaches Global Issues in Environmental Sustainability in the Online Master of Natural Resources program.

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Wadzi is the founder of Taumba Advisory a strategy consultancy advising businesses, governments and investors on how to achieve growth and allocate capital in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. She is also a Board Trustee at Feedback a campaign group that works to regenerate nature by reducing the demands placed on it by the food system.

Prior to founding Taumba, Wadzi was Vice President at Greenoaks, a private equity fund investing in Asian and African insurers. She was previously a Director at African Leadership Academy and an analyst at the Western Australian Treasury. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and undergraduate degrees in Commerce (with honours in Finance) and Science from the University of Western Australia.

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Steve was previously at CRDF Global where he served as a Technical Advisor for the organization’s cybersecurity portfolio and the Acting Director for the Research and Innovation Practice Area. He has worked extensively in the Eurasia and MENA regions in basic research, higher education, professional exchange, agriculture, global health, and information and communications technology (ICT).

Steve received his M.A. in International Affairs and a B.A. in International Studies from American University. In his free time he enjoys tennis, traveling, baking, and running (3 marathons and counting).

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Prior to founding GDI, Andrew was the Global Operating Partner at Dalberg Global Advisors. During that time, he helped design and launch ANDE and served as the founding co-chairperson of mothers2mothers. Andrew holds a joint MBA/MPP from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in Economics from Princeton University. When he isn’t urging nonprofits toward their ‘endgames,’ Andrew can be found gardening, kayaking, and chasing his young daughter around.

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Elizabeth has experience managing finance, accounting, compliance, human resources, and planning at a range of non-profit organizations in positions focused on capacity development. Before joining GDI, she served as Senior Director of Finance and Accounting at NASTAD and as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Education for Employment. Elizabeth received her MBA from Georgetown University and studied both International Development and Accounting as an undergraduate.

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