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Leadership

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Partner

Partner

Representative in Ecuador

Douglas Emeott

Director of Services

Associate Partner

Associate Partner

Director

Associate Partner

Angélica Palma

Director Bogotá Office

Nicole Pflock

Associate Partner

Benjamin Stephens

Associate Partner

Board of Directors

Ezinne M. Anyanwu

Head of Partnerships, Africa

Dalal Azzouzi

Senior Manager

Juan Pablo Belalcázar

Finance Controller

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

General Staff

Senior Managers and Managers

Dalal Azzouzi

Senior Manager

Nicole Cavino

Communications Manager

Kipp Clarke

Senior Manager

Francisco García

Manager and Nairobi Office Head

Camila Londoño

Manager

Santiago Ospina

Manager

Lucía Pérez Villar

Manager

Jorge A. Ramón

Senior Manager

Mateo Rojas

Manager

Gerald Twijuky

e Manager

Mary Wanyeri

Global Senior Manager

Ezinne M. Anyanwu

Head of Partnerships, Africa

General Staff

Senior Associates

Rim Belkouadssi

Senior Associate

Laura Díaz

Senior Associate

Nicolás Hernández Muños

Senior Associate

Pablo Hernández

Senior Associate

Brian Lang’at

Senior Associate

Yamina Mohattane

Senior Associate

Amy Wairimu

Finance and Operations Senior Associate

General Staff

Associates

Santiago Álvarez

Finance Associate

Matilda Bosire

Associate

Paola Constantín

Associate

Olivia Díaz Banon

Associate

Dennis Gichimu

Associate

Sofía Gordillo

Associate

Obed Matara

Associate

Sofia Velázquez

Associate

Juan Diego Mayorga

Associate

Laura Mejía

Associate

María José Mejía

Associate

Laura Moralez Vernaza

Associate

Selma Souaidi

Associate

Yannis Zanlorenzi

Associate

Rishabh Rastogui

Associate

Michael Maranga

Associate

Mark Mugambi

Associate

Maria Paula Zamudio

Associate

Maria del Mar Oyola

Associate

Maria Camila Osorio

Associate

Juana Rengifo

Associate

Daniel Tinjacá

Associate

General Staff

Analysts

Antonio Zapata

Analyst

Belinda Muthuri

Analyst

Fabian Acuna

Analyst

Hanna Chaske;

Analyst

Ines Verspyck

Analyst

Ivy Kinuthia

Associate

Joy Margaret Magaga

Analyst

Leonardo Cabrejo

Analyst

Luisa Fernanda Díaz

Analyst

Maria Camila Alvarez

Analyst

Mariana Chaves

Analyst

Mateo de Latailla

Analyst

Tevin Rwamahe

Analyst

Valeria Ramirez

Analyst

Name

Role

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Avnish Gungadurdoss is the CEO and Managing Partner of Instiglio, a Global South non-profit, where he leads work to place governments at the center of long-term developmentoutcomes. He has spent over a decade working alongside governments across Africa andSouth America to institutionalize results-based financing and accountability within publicsystems, influencing more than $600 million in development spending.Most recently, he launched the Government Empowerment Network (GEN) — a globalinitiative combining a reform incubator and AI-powered platform to equip civil servants withthe knowledge, networks, and coaching they need to lead change from within theirinstitutions. He is a Fellow of Practice at Oxford University's Government Outcomes Lab, aNon-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development, and was named one of Forbes'"30 Under 30" social entrepreneurs. Avnish holds a Master of Public Administration inInternational Development from Harvard Kennedy School, but his deepest insights havecome from working directly with governments and public servants navigating the politicalrealities of reform from within.

Name

Role

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Avnish Gungadurdoss is the CEO and Managing Partner of Instiglio, a Global South non-profit, where he leads work to place governments at the center of long-term developmentoutcomes. He has spent over a decade working alongside governments across Africa andSouth America to institutionalize results-based financing and accountability within publicsystems, influencing more than $600 million in development spending.Most recently, he launched the Government Empowerment Network (GEN) — a globalinitiative combining a reform incubator and AI-powered platform to equip civil servants withthe knowledge, networks, and coaching they need to lead change from within theirinstitutions. He is a Fellow of Practice at Oxford University's Government Outcomes Lab, aNon-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development, and was named one of Forbes'"30 Under 30" social entrepreneurs. Avnish holds a Master of Public Administration inInternational Development from Harvard Kennedy School, but his deepest insights havecome from working directly with governments and public servants navigating the politicalrealities of reform from within.

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Avnish Gungadurdos

Role

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Avnish Gungadurdoss is the CEO and Managing Partner of Instiglio, a Global South non-profit, where he leads work to place governments at the center of long-term developmentoutcomes. He has spent over a decade working alongside governments across Africa andSouth America to institutionalize results-based financing and accountability within publicsystems, influencing more than $600 million in development spending.Most recently, he launched the Government Empowerment Network (GEN) — a globalinitiative combining a reform incubator and AI-powered platform to equip civil servants withthe knowledge, networks, and coaching they need to lead change from within theirinstitutions. He is a Fellow of Practice at Oxford University's Government Outcomes Lab, aNon-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development, and was named one of Forbes'"30 Under 30" social entrepreneurs. Avnish holds a Master of Public Administration inInternational Development from Harvard Kennedy School, but his deepest insights havecome from working directly with governments and public servants navigating the politicalrealities of reform from within.

Siegrid Holler

Partner

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Siegrid Holler is a Partner at Instiglio and a member of its founding team. With over 18 yearsof professional experience in international development and the public sector, she hasestablished herself as a leading expert in designing and implementing results-basedfinancing (RBF) instruments. These include performance-based grants, performance-basedtransfers, performance-based loans, and impact bonds, which she has applied acrossdiverse sectors such as workforce development, education, early childhood development,and governance. Currently based in Port Louis, Mauritius, but previously spent over adecade in Latin America, Siegrid has led Instiglio’s strategy and portfolio in Latin Americaand Asia, advising government entities, donors, and investors on innovative RBF programsthat deliver measurable impact. Through her leadership and expertise, Siegrid continues toshape the future of results-based financing, driving Instiglio’s mission to pioneertransformative solutions in international development.

Gareth O’Hagan

Partner

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Gareth is our Partner overseeing Instiglio’s work and presence across Africa, as well as ourglobal people, finance and operations functions. As a member of the Partner group, heactively contributes to Instiglio’s impact strategy and implementation, and he ensures that asInstiglio continues to grow we maintain high levels of organizational efficiency, quality,performance and effectiveness. Gareth joined Instiglio in 2023 after almost 25 years workingin highly regarded business, strategy, technology and development consultancies in Europe,North America, Asia and Africa, mostly advising on public sector reforms and effectiveness,in several sectors including extractive industries, agriculture, energy, water, welfare, security,investment, public financial management and governance.His most recent role prior to joining Instiglio was Regional Director for Africa at Adam SmithInternational. He has advised several international development institutions, including theDFID / FCDO, the World Bank, GIZ and EU, and has worked extensively in many countriesacross sub-Saharan Africa. This extensive experience enables Gareth to play a lead role inour work on organizational reform, transformation and effectiveness of Governmentinstitutions across Africa. Gareth has been based in Nairobi since 2016. He holds a BA(Economics) from Trinity College Dublin and a Master of Management Science from theSmurfit Graduate Business School (at University College Dublin).

Ana Cristina Avilés

Representative in Ecuador

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Ana is an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, with a master'sdegree in development economics from the University of Queensland in Australia. She hasextensive experience in the design and implementation of public policies, macroeconomicanalysis, and strategic development, focused on the social and economic development ofthe country. She is noted for her analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, andcommunication skills, having held various positions in the public and private sectors.Her experience has been directly linked to the formulation of national strategies inemployment, health, social security, and energy, from various public institutions in Ecuador,which has allowed her to actively participate in key decision-making and inter-institutionalcoordination spaces. The most notable in the public sphere was her role in the Vice Ministryof Economy, held between December 2023 and February 2025. Passionate aboutcontributing to national economic development through innovative and sustainable initiatives.She also has experience in the field of international cooperation, having served as projectcoordinator for Strengthening Social Protection Systems, with an emphasis onunemployment and labor market integration strategies, at the United Nations InternationalLabor Organization. In the context of this consultancy, her knowledge of the Ecuadorianinstitutional and regulatory environment represents a strategic asset for the design of results-based financing mechanisms aimed at preventing teenage pregnancy. She is currentlyInstiglio's representative in Ecuador, contributing contextual knowledge of the country andspecific issues that complement the organization's international technical expertise.

Hana Lakhdar-Ghazal

Associate Partner

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Hana is currently an Associate Partner at Instiglio, based in Rabat, Morocco, focusing onFrancophone Africa. Previously, she served as a Consultant for the United Nations and asan Advisor at the Ministry of National Education, Preschool, and Sports. Hana also held theposition of Deputy director at the Morocco Employment Lab with J-PAL-MIT, EPOD, andPCNS. She was the director at Kea & Partners Africa in Casablanca and an IndependentConsultant for the Millennium Challenge Account-Morocco. She worked as a Consultant forthe World Bank and an Independent Consultant for the African Development Bank Group.Her earlier roles include Manager at Valyans Consulting and Independent Consultant inStrategies and Public Policies. She has also served as Sustainable Development Officer atMasen, Project Development Officer at Société d'Aménagement Zenata (SAZ, Groupe CDG- Maroc), and as Strategic Projects Advisor at the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports.Additionally, she was a Junior Government Consultant at Capgemini and Project Officer forWest Africa Cooperation at the Département des Hauts-de-Seine.Hana holds a Grande Ecole degree in International Project Management from ESCPBusiness School and a Research Master's in the History of the Arab-Muslim World from theUniversity of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Hollie Lippert

RoleAssociate Partner

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Hollie provides technical support to Instiglio's RBF and Performance Management projectsin Africa. Prior to joining Instiglio, she worked for One Acre Fund in East Africa, contributingto the social enterprise's operations and financial analysis. Hollie also worked for Innovationsfor Poverty Action (IPA) in Ghana, supporting a large-scale randomized control trial, and forthe real estate practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds a Master's in PublicAdministration (MPA) with an economic policy emphasis from the London School ofEconomics (LSE) and a bachelor's in economics and accounting from Marquette University.

Julia Loraque

Director

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With over a decade at Instiglio — joining in its earliest years — Julia has helped shape the organization's growth from an emerging idea to a global actor in public institution reform. As Director, she leads two interrelated areas that drive Instiglio's mission. She leads Instiglio's thought leadership and advocacy efforts, strengthening its influence in the global movement to transform how public institutions deliver for people and planet. She also heads partnership development for the Government Empowerment Network (GEN) globally and for Instiglio's partners across North America. Alongside these responsibilities, she oversees how Instiglio's work is communicated externally.Before becoming Director, Julia served as Instiglio's Chief of Staff for 6 years, supporting the executive team in designing and executing the organization's strategy while tackling mission-critical issues, including launching the Morocco office and navigating COVID-related challenges.Previously, as a consultant, Julia specialized in research and analysis focused on the socioeconomic status, policies, and rights violations of ethnic minorities in Colombia, Peru, and Central America. She also advised local governments, foundations, and indigenous communities on implementing inclusive social development initiatives in Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, and Argentina. Julia holds a BA in Philosophy and International Relations from Boston University.

Sebastián Osorio

Associate Partner

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Sebastián Osorio is an associate partner at Instiglio. He has over fifteen years of experience in research, analysis, and leadership, gained through his extensive work with various stakeholders in Colombia’s public and private sectors to align incentives, innovate in financing, and turn ideas into measurable change. At Instiglio, he leads the strategy in Latin America to encourage governments, donors, and philanthropists to use Pay-for-Results as a tool to ensure that every dollar invested in development achieves the greatest possible impact.