For the Media
The Pulte Institute team has a collective expertise across topics relevant to global development, poverty, and inequality. Our staff can offer engaging, fair, and credible commentary on today’s global challenges.
Find the most appropriate expert for your story by searching the list of topics below, or contact Colleen Sharkey in the Office of Media Relations for assistance.
Africa
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Region of Expertise: East Africa
Tom Purekal
Program Director, Innovation & Practice
Region of Expertise: South Sudan
Asia
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Region of Expertise: South Asia
Business & Development
Michael H. Morris
Professor of the Practice
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Melissa Paulsen
Associate Director, Entrepreneurship & Education; Assistant Professor of the Practice
Development Effectiveness
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Tom Purekal
Program Director, Innovation & Practice
Region of Expertise: South Sudan
Michael Sweikar
Executive Director
Education
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Michael H. Morris
Professor of the Practice
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Effective States & Governance
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Michael Sweikar
Executive Director
Food & Hunger Issues
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Future of Work
Swapnil Motghare
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Gang Violence and Drugs
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Gender Equality
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Global Health
Czesia Eid
Research Communications and Office Coordinator
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Humanitarian Response
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Tom Purekal
Program Director, Innovation & Practice
Region of Expertise: South Sudan
Information & Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D)
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Inequality
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Local Capacity Building
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Michael H. Morris
Professor of the Practice
Tom Purekal
Program Director, Innovation & Practice
Region of Expertise: South Sudan
Middle East, Europe, & Central Asia
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Migration
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Mining & Extractive Industries
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Monitoring & Evaluation
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Swapnil Motghare
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Frederick Rossi
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
North & Central America
Michael H. Morris
Professor of the Practice
Regions of Expertise: Midwest USA
Swapnil Motghare
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Regions of Expertise: Midwest USA
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Regions of Expertise: Mexico; Central America
Pandemics
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Poverty
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Michael H. Morris
Professor of the Practice
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Michael Sweikar
Executive Director
Social Demography and Populations
Estela Rivero
Research Associate
Social Entrepreneurship
Michael H. Morris
Professor of the Practice
Melissa Paulsen
Associate Director, Entrepreneurship & Education; Assistant Professor of the Practice
South America
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Regions of Expertise: Northern Triangle
Supply Chain Performance
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Universities & Development
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Frederick Rossi
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
Michael Sweikar
Executive Director
USAID / Development Projects
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Tom Hare
Senior Technical Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Paul Perrin
Director, Evidence & Learning; Associate Professor of the Practice
Michael Sweikar
Executive Director
Water Security & Management
Danice Brown Guzmán
Research Associate
Lila Khatiwada
Senior Research Associate
Ray Offenheiser
William J. Pulte Director and Professor of the Practice
Estela Rivero
Research Associate