Maria Ana Jalles d’Orey

What I do: I lead DI’s portfolio of work on development finance.

Previous experience: Prior to joining DI, I worked at the Overseas Development Institute as a researcher and consultant on development strategy and finance, and was a senior research associate at the School of International Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK. I have lectured at UEA and Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), Portugal. I have a Bachelor's degree and a Master's in business management from Nova SBE, and a Master of Research and a PhD in international development from UEA.