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Amitav Rath has over fifteen years experience in the design, management and evaluation of large and complex development projects. He has a Ph.D. from Berkeley, California, is trained in both management and economics, and has worked extensively in the areas of economics, technology, energy and environment policy. He has worked in training, research and policy making institutions and in the private sector, in India, Jamaica, Canada and the United States. As a manager of the programs on Energy Policy, Science and Technology Policy and Institutional Development he has designed, developed and managed over one hundred projects and has conducted research and policy analysis in most countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. As the Director of PRI he provides valuable input in the areas of management and systems expertise, experience of policy, research and analysis in economics, energy, environment and social policy issues in all projects. He has worked as a consultant for several UN agencies, the World Bank, OECD, CIDA, IDRC and the Commonwealth Secretariat. He has recently completed work on energy technology needs in four countries and has been selected on standing offers on education and environment policy. Languages : English, Hindi, and Bengali; French, and Spanish (reading only).

Elizabeth Driscoll is trained in both Social Sciences and Health Policy with a Master’s degree in Health Policy and Administration. She has worked extensively in Canada, United States, India and Central America. She has worked on projects on family planning, women's health projects, primary health care, child health and on environment and health. She has recently completed work developing a set of health indicators of pollution in the Great Lakes for the Canada US Bilateral Commission and is currently working on a Canadian and international project to increase community participation, especially by youth, on health issues. Languages: English, and French.

Richard A. Maclure has over 20 years experience in the field of education as both an educator and an education researcher. He has worked for IDRC as a Program Manager where he monitored and developed education research projects in Africa. He has worked for PLAN International as an administrator of an NGO rural development program in West Africa. He has a Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University and a Master's from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Dr. Maclure contributes his experience to projects focusing on education and human resource development, in West Africa and Central America. Languages : English and French.

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