Governance

GBEND is governed by network chairs, made up of representatives from the network's three founding organizations: the Behavioral Science Group (Office of Development Affairs, UAE), the World Bank's Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit (eMBeD), and the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). Together, the steering committee sets the network's strategic direction and oversees its activities across the three pillars of generate, collaborate, and convene.

Network chairs

The network is led by four co-chairs:

Rasha Attar

Behavioral Science Group - Director

Professor David Halpern

BIT - President Emeritus

Rabih Abouchakra

Office of Development Affairs - Executive Director

Renos Vakis

World Bank - eMBeD Director

Secretariat

The secretariat supports the day-to-day running of the network, coordinating member engagement, meetings, and communications on behalf of the network chairs.

Chiara Cappellini

Behavioral Science Group secretariat member

Adelaida Barrera

BIT secretariat member

Alyazia Alameri

Office of Development Affairs secretariat member

Abigail Dalton

World Bank secretariat member

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