David Trichler

Operations Director

David Trichler served as AidData's Director of Operations from 2013-2017.

dmtrichler@wm.edu

Summary

Education

David was AidData's Director of Operations from 2013-2017. He currently serves as Director of Programs & Outreach at the Global Research Institute, working with research labs like AidData to bring the best of academia to current global policy challenges. Previously, David served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to USAID's Chief Economist as a Presidential Management Fellow. He worked as a faculty assistant to Secretary Madeleine Albright, USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios and as a consultant for the World Bank and ExxonMobil Foundation. He holds an MS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a BA from Brigham Young University.

Background

July 8, 2015

AidData funds next generation of development research using geospatial data

In this post we’re excited to tell you more about 9 awardees that will begin work this summer, and provide a preview of how this cohort of research projects will advance our mission to make development finance data more accessible and actionable.

October 23, 2013

On Being a Development “Innovator”: It Takes a Team to Nurture Disruptive Ideas

As AidData’s Director of Operations, I see my responsibility as clearing hurdles in order to let some very smart people do their jobs. This increases the chance for making meaningful progress, whether disruptive or incremental in nature.

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