Beginning July 5th, 2016 Jeff Hall will be joining the Bank Information Center as Executive Director.
Jeff Hall is an advocacy strategist and non-profit leader, specializing in linking grassroots communities to national and international policy influence. A lawyer by training, Jeff has clerked at the Inter-American Court for Human Rights, served as a community organizer for grassroots organizations, and in the leadership of large international non-profits. Most recently, at World Vision International, Jeff served as Director of Local Advocacy, where he led the growth of World Vision’s transparency and accountability programming to over 600 programs in 53 countries, and increased the organization’s influence at the World Bank. Jeff has lived and worked in 8 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East, and speaks Swahili and Spanish.
Amy Shannon, BIC Board of Directors Chair, stated “I am pleased to welcome Jeff Hall as the new Executive Director for BIC, on behalf of the Board of Directors. Jeff deftly blends his on-the-ground experience in developing countries with strategic policy advocacy for human rights and the health of our planet. He is firmly grounded in BIC’s long and successful history, while bringing a fresh look to the rapidly evolving challenges for development finance. We are delighted to have Jeff on board.”
Mr. Hall was selected after a global search, led by BIC’s Board of Directors. He will replace Chad Dobson, who is retiring after serving as Executive Director of Bank Information Center since 2007.