Helen Tilley

Helen Tilley has over twelve years experience working with DFID, the World Bank, the European Commission, UNDP and governments in Africa and Asia. She holds a PhD in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies on foreign aid and domestic accountability in Tanzania. Helen has held two long-term advisory positions in Tanzania: two years with the Ministry of Finance; two years with the Delegation of the European Commission; and also recently provided secondment cover for DFID. Helen's current research is focussed on two strands of development finance effectiveness: i) enhancing the effectiveness of national climate finance; and ii) the interaction between aid and governance constraints. Pursuing her interest in the political economy and accountability of aid and development, she is researching the role of finance in increasing political voice to positively shape policy processes.