Analyzing development strategies towards a more sustainable, equitable world

Mid-career professionals, scholars and aspiring development professionals from across 8 countries unite as the Global Development MPS class of 2025. Each bringing unique specialities — from food security and inclusive economic growth to renewable energy and environmental sustainability, and more — the class will take a transdisciplinary approach to enhance their technical and practical skills in development in order to tackle the world's greatest challenges around the globe.

Global Development MPS Class of 2025

Sieun Choi headshot
Sieun Choi

Grand challenge: Monitoring and evaluation in international agricultural development

Headshot of Erik Endacott
Erik Endacott

Grand challenge: Improving food security and financial independence for subsistence farmers

Headshot of Joel Ekström
Joel Ekström

Grand challenge: Conflict sensitivity in addressing food security challenges

Grace Feisthamel headshot
Grace Ann Feisthamel

Grand challenge: Agricultural and food policy; land justice; resilient communities and agroecosystems

Xinri Liu headshot
Xinru Xinru Liu

Grand challenge: Advancing sustainable food systems and entrepreneurship in developing countries

Headshot of Eli Newell
Eli Newell

Grand challenge: Circular economy of fertilizers, feeds, and water, with foci in Central America and East Africa

Jean Marie Nizigiyimana headshot
Jean Marie Nizigiyimana

Grand challenge: Contribution of social enterprises in achieving the economic development of low income countries with a focus on Burundi

Ijeoma Obiedelu headshot
Ijeoma Obiedelu

Grand challenge: Conflict resolution and climate adaptation; Education, gender equity and poverty reduction in Africa

Headshot of John Osborn
John Osborn

Grand challenge: Life and vocational skills learning programs for societally disadvantaged populations

Headshot of Jose David	Rodriguez Mesa
Jose David Rodriguez Mesa

Grand challenge: Sustainable development and equitable access to essential services in urban and rural communities across Latin America

Headshot of Maïmouna B. Salou
Maïmouna B. Salou

Grand challenge: Girls' education and youth empowerment, particularly in crisis regions

Elisha Smith headshot
Elisha Smith

Grand challenge: Agriculture and rural development in low-income and post-conflict contexts in the MENA region

Cong Wang headshot
Cong Wang

Grand challenge: Disaster and conflict relief; post-crisis reconstruction

Michelle E. Wright headshot
Michelle E. Wright

Grand challenge: Far future societal planning informed by the limits of systems and knowledge of operational realities