Locally Led Development
Critical factors for engaging governments
Hybrid Sanitation Finance
Model proves viability in the Philippines
Seeds of Promise
Foundations laid for flourishing seed trade
Health Security Is Everyone’s Business
Reflections from the TDDA project
DAI Joins the IRENA Coalition for Action
Advancing global renewable energy transition
Greening Africa's Energy
Development, justice, and resilience
Worker Health and Wellbeing
Building supply chain resilience
Sustainable Land Use
Three financing models from Brazil
Green Bonds
Climate-smart investment in Egypt
DNA Tracing for Trees?
The case for forensic timber tracing
Who We Are
DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action—action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world.
We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. We work with a wide range of clients, including national and local governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, private corporations, and philanthropies.
Our Work
Since 1970, we have worked in more than 150 countries—delivering results across the spectrum of international development contexts, from stable societies and high-growth economies to challenging environments racked by political or military conflict.
Global Impact
We partner with local people and institutions on scores of projects worldwide.
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Q&A with the Experts: Why Forest Conservation is Such a Huge Opportunity
Thomas Erdmann is a Principal Global Practice Specialist in DAI’s Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Practice. Teo Dang Do is Deputy Chief of Party for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Vietnam Sustainable Forest Management Activity. DAI sought...Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for Development 4.0: Recommendations for Policymakers
Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is broadly understood to include not only long-term efforts to simulate the general intelligence humans exhibit, but also fast-evolving technologies—such as convolutional neural networks—that affect many facets of modern society, such as healthcare, national security, social...News
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Gavin Wilson Named CEO of DAI Capital
Wilson’s appointment underlines DAI’s commitment to mobilize private capital at scale in emerging and frontier economies, the critical ingredient needed to drive global development and climate action
DAI, one of the world’s leading development consulting firms, today announced the appointment of Gavin E.R. Wilson as Chief Executive Officer of DAI Capital, its investment banking and asset management arm.
“As development professionals, we are increasingly attuned to the critical importance of capital flows that spur growth, create jobs, reduce poverty, and support the tax revenues underlying essential public services,” said DAI President and CEO Jim Boomgard. “Gavin’s extensive experience in public and private finance, his vision, his proven record of leadership, and his stature in the field will all be invaluable as we build DAI Capital into a driver of sustainable investment in the places that need it most.”
Gavin Wilson in DAI's Bethesda office.
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