Degan Ali

Degan Ali is a nonresident fellow at the Global South Policy Hub. She is an internationally-renowned humanitarian leader and organizational development consultant. She is a global thought leader at the forefront of the movement to reinvent the international development system so that it is more just, humane, and effective. She is Executive Director of Adeso, a Nairobi-based organisation that is breaking down the barriers to locally led development by ensuring that communities in the Global South have the resources and power to drive their own destinies. Under Degan’s leadership, Adeso has co-created the Pledge for Change – in partnerships with many leaders and organisations across the global – to reimagine the role of INGOs in the humanitarian aid and development sectors.

Degan is a Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellow for Social Innovation, a contributor to the Overseas Development Institute/Humanitarian Policy Group, and the Global Food Security Journal. Her work has been featured on The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and The Guardian.