DFC unveils first members of Development Advisory Council
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved the first members of the agency’s inaugural Development Advisory Council. Members will advise the agency on ways to increase development impact.
The first members include:
Bashar Masri: As founder and Chairman of the Board of Massar International, Masri spearheads investment in agriculture, technology, financial services, and other sectors that advance development across the Middle East and North Africa.
Robert Mosbacher, Jr: Mosbacher served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, DFC’s predecessor agency, from 2005 to 2009. He is Co-Chair of the Consensus for Development Reform and also sits on the boards of the Center for Global Development and the Initiative for Global Development. He is also Chairman of Mosbacher Energy Company.
Michelle Nunn: Nunn is President and Chief Executive Officer of CARE USA, a humanitarian organization that fights global poverty and provides lifesaving assistance in emergencies.
Damilola Ogunbiyi: Ogunbiyi serves as Chief Executive Officer and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. Prior to her appointment to these roles by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, she held various leadership positions in organizations focused on expanding energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Edward R. Royce: Royce served more than 25 years in the House of Representatives, including as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2013 to 2019. In his current role as Policy Director at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Royce advises international companies doing business domestically and guides multinational corporations looking to expand overseas.
Paul Weisenfeld: As Executive Vice President for International Development at RTI International, Weisenfeld leads the design and implementation of programs aimed at solving global development challenges. He previously directed the Bureau for Food Security at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), served as USAID Mission Director in Peru and Zimbabwe, and led USAID’s Haiti Task Team following the 2010 earthquake.
