Student conversation with Ms. Elisa Zogbi (USAID) | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: Seminar

Student conversation with Ms. Elisa Zogbi (USAID)

Registration required

Speaker

Elisa Zogbi (USAID)

Date & time

Sep 23, 2024, 9:00-10:00 am EDT

Location

Weill Hall 3240

This event is open to current U-M students. This event will not be livestreamed. A light breakfast will be provided.

During this informal breakfast career talk, Ms. Elisa Zogbi will discuss her career in international development.

From Speaker’s Bio

This conversation will be led by Elisa Zogbi, Director for South American Affairs and Principal Officer for Venezuela within the US Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Latin America and Caribbean Bureau.

Ms. Zogbi has worked in international development for nearly 20 years, both as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Government and in private sector project management with international development third-party implementers. During her time with the foreign service, Ms. Zogbi has been a Director within USAID’s Democratic Governance and Migration portfolios, notably in Paraguay, El Salvador, Colombia, and the West Bank and Gaza. Ms. Zogbi holds a BA in Latin American Studies and Spanish and a MA in Political Science from the University of Kansas, as well as a MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.