Anne Marie Golla

Anne Golla
Senior Economist/Evaluation Specialist
Bio: 

Anne Marie Golla is senior economist and evaluation specialist at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). In this role, Golla leads impact evaluations of projects aimed at economically empowering women and provides technical assistance on economic and evaluation issues.  

Golla has more than 15 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation and in research of women and work, food security, and poverty. Prior to joining ICRW in 2007, Golla conducted research on food security issues in the United States for the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Earlier, she oversaw the design and monitoring of economic and rural development projects for CARE International.

Golla has worked on projects in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe, and has extensive experience in Russia, Central Asia and the Transcaucasus region. Golla has held teaching positions at Georgetown University and the University of Maryland at College Park.

Expertise: 

Measurement and Evaluation, Economic Empowerment, Employment and Enterprise Development, Food Security

Languages Spoken: 

English (native), Russian (fluent), Spanish (proficient)

Education: 

Golla holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s in political science and Soviet studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

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