Evan Scott Thomas

Background

About Evan Scott Thomas

Dr. Thomas is a senior international economist with more than 25 years of continuous experience in economic development and growth. He has performed assignments in more than 40 developing countries and economies in transition from socialism. Serving recently as Chief of Party (COP) of the Evaluation and Learning project for USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP), he has held positions spanning COP for monitoring, evaluation and learning projects for USAID Missions in Nepal and Nigeria; director for monitoring, evaluation and learning for USAID contractors based in Washington and Nairobi; team leader for enabling environment reform, institutional strengthening and territorial planning; senior associate in agriculture and rural development; senior economist; economic and institutional assistance program administrator; and program economist. As a development economist he specializes in the policy, legal, regulatory and institutional reforms needed to foment broad-based and sustainable economic growth. He has managed and led teams working for clients ranging from U.S. government entities (USAID, MCC, TDA) to multilateral organizations (World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank), host countries and private sector clients. He has published on a wide variety of economic growth topics such as economic policy and institutional reform, trade and development policy, privatization, property rights, private sector development and social policy. A native English speaker, he is fully fluent in both written and spoken Spanish.