(1998+) Ian is a South African, a founder of Khanya-mrc in 1998, led its conversion to the not-for-profit Khanya-aicdd in 2005 and then was Chief Executive Officer until October 2009. He has 31 years experience of rural development and change management for addressing poverty and sustainable livelihoods. He has worked in Mexico, the UK, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and DRC, working with local government, NGOs, provincial and national governments, and international assignments with DFID, EU, UNDP and the World Bank. He has a BSc in Soil Science, an MSc in Tropical Agricultural Development from Reading University, UK, and a PhD in Public and Development Management with the University of the Witwatersrand. His areas of work include strategic and development planning at all levels, participatory planning, local economic development, change management, local governance, and rural development.

He is now Strategic Advisor on community-driven development, livelihoods etc, and is team leader of an EU-funded project working with South Africa's Presidency on Pro-Poor Policy.

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