Without people, organizations are merely concepts that are incapable of action. Precision Development is privileged to draw on the talents of a strong multi-national, multi-cultural and multi-talented team dedicated to empowering people living in poverty.
David Sears
David Sears
Chief Financial Officer
Central Support Team, Leadership Team
David Sears is PxD's Chief Financial Officer. He is also a Senior Advisor to the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT and serves on the Board of Teaching at the Right Level/Africa. Prior to joining PxD, David served as J-PAL's Director of Finance and Operations for over 12 years during a period of considerable growth around the world. David's skills lie in the areas of financial management, systems development, and funds management for non-profit organizations. Many, many years ago David started his career with the US Peace Corps in Morocco, where he ended up staying for 5 years. David holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the US.
Gagandeep Kaur
Gagandeep Kaur
Head of Programs
India Team, Leadership Team
Gagandeep Kaur is PxD's Head of Programs in India. She holds a BA Honors in Economics from University of Delhi and an MBA with a specialization in Finance from FORE School of Management, Delhi. After 17 years of experience in the banking and finance industry, both in India and overseas, she made a choice to shift to the development sector and has worked in the education space for close to 8 years where she was an integral member of the leadership team, working on setting direction, translating mission into operating plans, and managing all functions related to monitoring & research and evidence building for programs. She is passionate about mentoring smaller non profits and building their capacity.
Freyhiwot Nadew
Freyhiwot Nadew
Ethiopia Country Director
Ethiopia Team, Leadership Team
Freyhiwot Nadew is PxD's Country Director for Ethiopia. She holds a MA in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester, UK. Prior to joining PxD, she worked as a Communications and Information Manager at the Danish Refugee Council/Ethiopia Migration Programme. She has also previously worked with the Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Trail for Africa CDT Africa/Addis Ababa University, Farm Radio International, and Save the Children. She also has also worked as a Media and Communications Consultant for various international organization including different UN agencies.
Supriya Ramanathan
Supriya Ramanathan
Program Manager
India Team
Supriya Ramanathan is PxD’s Program Manager for India. She holds a LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law from Queen Mary University of London, UK and a BA. LLB (Hons) from National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She has experience in program design, implementation and gender mainstreaming having worked with nonprofits and donors in areas such as climate change, governance and prison reforms. Prior to joining PxD, she worked in program roles at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the UNDP.
Nicholas Milne
Nicholas Milne
Chief Development Officer
Central Support Team, Leadership Team
Nicholas Milne is PxD’s Chief Development Officer. He holds an MSc in International Business and Development from the University of London and a BA (Hons) from the University of Manchester. He has more than 10 years’ experience leading global partnerships, development and fundraising to support a range of social and environmental issues across a variety of sectors including agriculture, education, retail, mining, and technology. He has worked for leading not-for-profits, Save the Children, British Red Cross, Plan UK, CARE International, Farm Africa and Youth Business International, co-founded a social enterprise in responsible consumption and supported social enterprises in Colombia, Nepal and Scotland.
Sejal Luthra
Sejal Luthra
Senior Research Associate
India Team
Sejal Luthra is PxD's Senior Research Associate in India. She holds a BA Honors in Economics from University of Delhi and a Master in Public Policy, with a specialization in International Development from Michigan State University. She has experience in survey design, field implementation, project management and data analysis. Prior to joining PxD, Sejal worked as a Research Associate at Inclusion Economics India Center (previously EPoD) where she assisted in the implementation of an RCT with SHG women in Chhattisgarh. Sejal has also worked with development organizations like J-PAL, 3ie, Development Alternatives, policy think tanks including CPPR and FDR, and behavior change organizations like Appleseed in the US across different development work streams.
Kamran Khan Niazi
Kamran Khan Niazi
Research Manager
Central Support Team
Kamran Khan Niazi is a Research Manager at PxD. He holds a Masters in International Affairs from Geneva Graduate Institute and a Masters in Development Economics from Toulouse School of Economics. Before joining PxD, Kamran worked as a Research Associate with J-PAL on governance and political economy projects. He has also consulted for EGAP, SIDA and the UN Secretariat on several evaluation projects.
Shubham Garg
Shubham Garg
Program Associate
India Team
Shubham Garg is PxD's Program Associate in India. He holds a Masters degree in Development Studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and a BA degree in History from Hans Raj College, Delhi University. His core interests include project design, program management and agribusiness, and has in the past worked in the agricultural and rural livelihood sectors.
Sannihit
Sannihit
Program Associate
India Team
Sannihit is PxD's Program Associate in India. He holds an integrated MA in Development Studies from IIT Madras. Prior to joining PxD, his work experience involved, among other things, designing questionnaires and conducting surveys for different organizations.
Sara Bekele
Sara Bekele
Data Officer
Ethiopia Team
Sara Bekele is PxD’s Data Officer in Ethiopia. She holds a BSc. in Applied Statistics from the Addis Ababa University and an MBA from the Leadstar College of Management and Leadership Plc. Sara has also previously worked in different capacities with the Sub Saharan Research and Training Center, Save the Children, Catholic Relief Service and the Green Professional Service.
Deepak Punia
Deepak Punia
Data Engineer
Technology Practice
Deepak Punia is a Data Engineer at PxD. He holds a B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from GGSIPU, New Delhi. He has a total of 8 years working experience and prior to joining PxD, he worked with different companies such as TCS, ION Trading and D.E Shaw. His primary skills lie in SQL, Linux, automation using Python and DevOps. He enjoys learning and applying new tech skills and has completed several courses available on e-learning platforms such as Udemy and DataCamp.
Billy Diggin
Billy Diggin
Executive Advisory, Tech and Product
Central Support Team, Leadership Team
Billy Diggin joined PxD in December 2021 in the capacity of Executive Advisory, Tech and Product. He holds Bachelor and Master's degrees in Engineering from the University of Limerick and an MBA from The Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin. Billy has diverse commercial experience across pharma, electronics, semiconductor, insurance healthcare and innovation sectors. In the past, he has helped to deliver targeted healthcare into developing countries and continues to work on developing solutions for Parkinson's Disease
Dat Nguyen
Dat Nguyen
Software Engineer
Technology Practice
Dat Nguyen is a Software Engineer at PxD. He holds an MSc in Information Technology and a BS in Computer Engineering from University of Information Technology - Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. Prior to joining PxD, he worked as a Software Engineer at DEK Technologies and has experience in the Ericsson 4G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO). His interests include functional programming, software-defined networking and media access control.
Pallavi Jain
Pallavi Jain
Manager - Partnerships and New Programs
India Team
Pallavi Jain is PxD's Manager - Partnerships and New Programs in India. She holds dual Masters’ degrees in Communication from the London School of Economics & Political Science and Annenberg School of Communication at University of Southern California, and a BA from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University. She has international experience and expertise in design, production, implementation, strategy design and monitoring & evaluation for social change programs. She has also worked on large scale programs to build sustainable solutions to complex social problems with clients such as Nutrition International, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Population Foundation of India (PFI), SaveLIFE Foundation, USAID, FICCI, PCI Media and Thinkthrough Consulting. Pallavi is also the Co-Founder & Director of The Change Designers LLP, New Delhi, India, a multi-disciplinary communication organization creating large scale communication campaigns for social development.
Sara Godfrey
Sara Godfrey
Chief of Operations and Director of HR
Central Support Team, Leadership Team
Sara Godfrey joined Precision Development, Inc. in June 2021 as Chief of Operations and Director of HR. Previously, she served as Director of Operations at the Center for Global Development. She has over fifteen years of experience in international development, policy, governance and operations, project and programme management and human resource management. Sara holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Yifan Powers
Yifan Powers
Senior Research Manager, Climate
Central Support Team
Yifan Powers is PxD’s Senior Research Manager, Climate. She holds a MA in International Economics and International Development from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BA in Economics from Boston University. She has worked with smallholder farmers in Zambia, identifying possible interventions to a cotton ginner’s outgrower model, and in India, conducting a needs assessment for a farmer producer cooperative. Prior to joining PxD, she managed communications and outreach at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (TPC) and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the See Forever Foundation in the District of Columbia.
Vaishnavi Surendra
Vaishnavi Surendra
Post Doctoral Researcher
Central Support Team
Vaishnavi Surendra is a Post Doctoral Researcher at PxD. She has a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests lie in agricultural markets, household finance, and the economics of gender.
Pragyan Pandey
Pragyan Pandey
Software Engineer
Technology Practice
Pragyan Pandey is a Software Engineer at PxD. She holds a B.Tech degree in Material Sciences and Metallurgical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. Prior to joining PxD, she worked with the Steel Authority of India. She is a self-taught developer and has earned several certifications via Coursera and other online platforms. Her primary skills lie in Python, SQL and Data Science.
Alexander Ramirez
Alexander Ramirez
Head of Software Development
Technology Practice
Alexander Ramirez is PxD's Head of Software Development. He holds a B.S. in Computer and Information Science from East-West University, Chicago. Prior to joining PxD he worked as a software engineer in the financial sector and as a CyberSecurity engineer at various military installations. He is currently also a CyberSecurity instructor at the University of Minnesota. His interests include functional programming, cybersecurity, and automated program synthesis.
Wanjiku Macharia
Wanjiku Macharia
Software Developer
Technology Practice
Wanjiku Macharia is a Software Developer at PxD, she holds a B.A degree in Economics, Sociology and Mathematics and is a self-taught software developer. Prior to joining PxD, she worked with Little Kidogo as a Software Developer, and has experience in building robust API’S and automating workflows.