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In this article, Abt’s Jonathan Dorn discussed ways to address leaking methane—a greenhouse gas—in industrial gas facilities across the EU.

René Nutter is an experienced leader with more than two decades of  history with developing and operating government contracts. She’s also worked with the private sector and foundational work with organizations such as Yale, Harvard, and the Gates Foundation.

Abt study shows accuracy of multiple COVID-19 specimen collection approaches, which can provide options during pandemic supply shortages.

Arun Asok is a seasoned impact investor with 15 years of experience investing in and managing a portfolio of impact enterprises across Asia and Africa, particularly those focused on healthcare, financial services, and energy access.  As a senior advisor in Abt’s International Development Division, Arun leads mobilizing private capital and structuring impact investments for various client projects. More broadly, he leads Abt’s private capital and impact investment strategy and execution, and convenes thought leadership activities to champion private capital as a tool for inclusive growth and social and economic wellbeing. Arun’s expertise spans fund structuring, investment management, portfolio management, and business operations while forging public-private partnerships between UN organizations, ministries, developmental institutions, and commercial investors.

Kirsten Schroeder is an executive with more than 15 years of experience in solution delivery, business development, account management, and sales. She has extensive experience leading development and delivery of digital, cloud, cognitive, risk management, and analytical solutions that enable clients to add value to business operations and improve market differentiation and customer satisfaction. She has worked with clients at the federal, state, and local levels to deliver mobile, analytics, Watson/cognitive, and cloud solutions.

Leisa Gibson, the Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) senior advisor and practice lead for Abt in Britain, has more than 20 years of international experience working for governments, the United Nations, and civil society organisations. Her expertise includes strategic and operational planning, program formulation and delivery, change management, coordination and partnerships, quality assurance, and targeted interventions. She works on such issues as disability, development, inclusive leadership, gender and gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian action, child marriage, women’s economic empowerment, and organisational capacity development.

Dr. Isabel Ana Nhatave has over 20 years of experience implementing STI/HIV/AIDS; maternal, newborn, and child health; and cervical cancer programs with a focus on health system strengthening. Dr. Nhatave has worked with national, provincial, and district-level governments and with local health facilities to build health system capacity, including health service management, human resources for health, supply chain management, and quality improvement processes. She has successfully advocated for the establishment of technical working groups and quality improvement and management committees and directorates across health areas within the Mozambique Ministry of Health.