Jeanne Downen

Jeanne Downen, Vice-President of TANGO International, has 30 years of experience in the design, management, implementation and evaluation of international development programs. Her areas of expertise include program and country office management, food and livelihood security, local capacity building, refugee/displaced persons programs, post-conflict transition, urban programming, HIV and AIDS, governance, training and facilitation, and strategic planning. During her NGO career, she held several senior management positions in CARE headquarters, including Regional Manager for East Africa, Director of the Partnership and Household Livelihood Security unit, Acting Director for the Program Assistance and Development group, and Acting Director for the HIV/AIDS unit. Jeanne also has 10 years of experience in country office management in south Asia and east and southern Africa. Jeanne holds a Masters of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and a BA in Political Science from the College at Brockport, State University of New York. Jeanne has working experience in over 30 countries, including Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.