Sarah Rose

Before joining USAID as Senior Advisor for Localization in April 2022, Sarah Rose served as a Policy Fellow at the Center for Global Development. Her work, as part of the Center’s US Development Policy Initiative, focused on US government aid effectiveness.

Her work, as part of the Center’s US Development Policy Initiative, focused on US government aid effectiveness. Areas of research and analysis included US development policy in fragile states, the use of evaluation and evidence to inform programming and policy, the implementation of country ownership principles, the policies and operation of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and aid transition processes. Previously, Rose worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Mozambique as a specialist in strategic information and monitoring and evaluation.

She also worked at MCC, focusing on the agency’s country selection and eligibility processes. She holds a Masters degree in public policy and a BS in foreign service, both from Georgetown University.