CIDP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor, Policy Engagement and Outreach
Ainsley Butler is a huge fan of social enterprises, organizations and businesses that seek to benefit society in Canada and abroad. Ainsley is an advocate for responsible business practices, including local content and responsible sourcing. As an international development practitioner, she is focused on economic development, women's economic empowerment and international trade promotion.
Most recently, Ainsley lead the development and implementation of the first-ever standards that improve socio-economic conditions of artisanal diamond mining and contribute to the development of value chains that provide opportunities for responsible sourcing from artisanal diamond production. She is currently co-chair of the Responsible Jewellery Council's Standards Committee.
She has lead field visits to cities in the Caribbean, South America, Asia and Africa to establish trade promotion linkages between Canada and developing countries. For nine years at Building Markets, Ainsley lead several teams to develop over $1 billion in business opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises in fragile and conflict-affected states. Ainsley also developed the local procurement strategy for Canada's largest project in Afghanistan, the Arghandab Irrigation Rehabilitation Project.
She is active in her community as a board member of the Organization for Women in International Trade (OWIT-Ottawa) and Artistri Sud, a social enterprise that empowers women entrepreneurs to grow vibrant and sustainable micro-enterprises. Ainsley is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, was a visiting graduate fellow at New York University and holds an Honours Bachelor's degree from Carleton University.
Job Titles:
- Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
- Lead Analyst and Principal Investigator
Aniket Bhushan is Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University, Ottawa). Prior to this he was Senior Research in the Governance for Equitable Growth program at the North-South Institute, a leading Canadian international development think-tank. Aniket leads the Canadian International Development Platform, an initiative that leverages open data and big data to analyze, visualize and discuss Canada's engagement with the developing world. His work sits at the intersection of data, technology and international development. This includes extensive knowledge and experience in areas including: open data standards, social media big data, data management, visualization, open source software development, and their application to international development data.
His research interests include: fiscal mobilization and public expenditure in developing countries, international finance, impact of big data and open data on research in international affairs and development. Recent publications in this area include: Fast Data, Slow Policy: Making the Most of Disruptive Innovation in International Affairs, in The SAIS Review of International Affairs, Summer 2014 (Johns Hopkins University). Aniket holds an MA in Political Science from Carleton University.
Brandon Cove is an MA student at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. His research interests are in the area of international development policy. Brandon holds a BBA in International Business from Simon Fraser University.
Bridget Steele completed a Masters of Arts, specializing in international economic policy, from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Bridget also holds a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen's University and is a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts and Science program at McMaster University.
With a background in broadcasting from the RTA School of Media at Ryerson University, Jyotsna is furthering her studies in the area of International Development and International Affairs in general. Her interests are: applications of system dynamics to economic frameworks, sustainable development, and distilling economic analysis for news or online media.
Kaitlin Walker is a second year Masters student in Political Science with a Specialization in African Studies. Her research interests include development, human rights, migration and refugee issues, and Canadian mining in Africa.
Norhan Awadallah is a recent Master's Graduate from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, specializing in International Economic Policy at Carleton University, Canada. Her research interests are in the areas of economic policy, particularly trade, investment, and development finance. Norhan holds a B.A. in Public Affairs and Policy Management, with a specialization in International Studies, from the Arthur Kroeger College at Carleton University.
Rachael Calleja is a PhD Candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, Canada. Her research interests are in the area of development policy, particularly concerning foreign aid (allocation, effectiveness, and management/administration) and other sources of development finance. Rachael holds a BA in History and Political Science from McMaster University and an MA in Political Science and International Development from the University of Guelph.
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor
- Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
- Senior Adviser, Research
Robert Sauder is a contract professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. He has been active in the fields of policy development and education for most of his career. His experience in international development began with two years teaching in Zimbabwe, Africa. He subsequently went on to do his MA and PhD in education at the University of Ottawa. He was the director of development research at CIDA (now Global Affairs Canada). His main areas of interest include development policy, educational reform, and innovation.
Job Titles:
- Sustainable Development / Trade