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IREX Leadership

IREX Leadership

IREX’s leadership team brings deep global experience and a shared commitment to investing in people, building trust across divides, strengthening systems that help communities thrive, and fostering lasting partnerships. With a future-focused mindset, our leaders set strategic direction, support teams across regions, and ensure IREX remains adaptable, accountable, and impactful in a rapidly changing world.

Executive Leadership

  • Aleksander (Aleks) Dardeli
    President and CEO, IREX
  • Bahruz Babayev
    Chief Technology Officer
  • Rebecca Bell Meszaros
    Chief Impact Officer
  • Deborah Harrison
    Director, Human Resources
  • Josh Powell
    CEO of Development Gateway and Vice President for Digital Program Innovation
  • Richard Schrader
    Acting Chief Finance Officer
  • Dalen Todd
    Acting Chief Growth Officer

Senior Leadership Council

  • Francesca Ciriaci-Sawalha
    Country Director, Middle East and North Africa
  • George Kogolla
    Regional Representative, East Africa
  • Amber Kubera
    Senior Director, Global Operations and Management
  • Emmanuel Lamptey
    Director, Program Delivery
  • James Mahoney
    Director, Marketing and Communications
  • Jill Miller
    Senior Director, Center for Technical Excellence
  • Michael Mirny
    Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives
  • Marcel Ricou
    Senior Technical Advisor, Center for Technical Excellence
  • Cheryl Schoenberg
    Senior Advisor, Program Delivery
  • Evan Tracz
    Senior Director, Program Delivery Unit
  • Junyi Wang
    Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Controller)

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