Chris joined the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy as a full-time staff member in 2008 after being involved as a consultant since 2004, focusing on transport projects in Africa and India. In Cape Town, Accra, and Johannesburg, he assessed the impacts of proposed BRT systems on greenhouse gas emissions. More recently, Chris has been…
Location: Africa
Before joining ITDP, Gashaw was the team leader of the transport and road network planning department for the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the past six years. His responsibilities included planning the city’s road network, leasing with stakeholders, and planning the city’s parking and terminal provisions. Gashaw has extensive experience as a consultant having…
Claire Birungi holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in Transport Planning and Engineering from the University of Cape Town. Before joining ITDP, Claire worked as a Liveable City consultant with Health Bridge in Kampala on public space accessibility projects. Thereafter, she worked as a consultant with Koleko Transport Planning and…
Before joining ITDP as an intern, Renata worked in architectural and urban design as a partner at Toca Arquitetura, Brazil. Her experience includes sustainable architectural design, contributing towards a LEED-certified building and streetscape redesign with traffic calming. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Universidade Federal de Vicosa and a specialization in…
Before joining the Institute for Transport Development and Policy ( ITDP), Eng. Shauri John worked as the Director of Operation and Infrastructure Management in the Dar Rapid Transit Agency (DART) from 2013 to 2018 focusing on the engagement of BRT service operators, monitoring the development of DART infrastructure to ensure conformity with the approved system…
Stanley Chanzu holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Nairobi. He has over two years of experience in the transport industry conducting traffic surveys for road projects. Before joining ITDP, he worked as Assistant Physical Planner in County Government of Vihiga. Previously, he also worked with the Kenya Urban…
Johnstone has over 16 years’ experience leading the work of the finance and Accounting function. This includes finance operations, program budgeting, financial reporting, compliance, human resource management and administration. He brings on board international development experience from organisations such as the African Union (AU) and UN World Food Programme (WFP). Johnstone holds a Master of…
Before joining ITDP, Carolyne worked as an e-commerce consultant in the hospitality industry in Africa. She has also worked as the project lead for technology startups in the region. Carolyne is currently working with ITDP on diverse projects including a data dashboard for Africa, dynamic websites and an engaging communication strategy. Carolyne holds an MBA and…