Myra is a development professional with expertise in the areas of aid delivery, programme management, and monitoring and evaluation. She currently serves as project manager for the Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI), which seeks to improve public finances and the budget process in fragile and conflict-affected states. Myra has worked in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, both in Europe and in Africa.
Cinzia is the Project Officer with the Budget Strengthening Initiative, providing financial management and administrative support to the entire project.
With a strong background in International Development, Cinzia holds a BSc in Development Economics from SOAS and a MSC in Global Politics from Birkbeck College-London University.
She's worked with several NGO's, including Peace Brigades International and Save the Children.
She's a cinema buff, loves cooking for friends and she's a keen cross-country skier.
Julian is a Project Officer for the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure (CAPE). He is responsible for providing administrative and financial project management support to the Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI), which seeks to improve public finances and the budget process in fragile and conflict-affected states.
Julian has experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Before joining ODI he worked for Save the Children in Haiti where he coordinated Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes and led Monitoring and Evaluation studies. Prior to working at Save the Children he spent three years working in project management for various civil engineering consultancies and local government.
Julian volunteered as a teacher in Zambia in 2007 and has a degree in Civil, Structural, Environmental and Transport Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. His final year thesis focused on efforts to relieve water scarcity through local water use efficiency, water allocation efficiency and global water use efficiency.
Away from work, Julian is an experienced sailing instructor and enjoys photography.
Liesbet Steer is a research associate at the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure. She holds a PhD in Development Economics and has over 15 years experience in the international development field.
Former World Bank director for fragile states unit and Country Director for Afghanistan. Spent 28 years in assignments at the World Bank including regional operations director for South Asia and infrastructure manager for the Middle East.