Mark Gallagher
Global Lead, Public Finance & Economic Policy | mark_gallagher@dai.com
Mark Gallagher most recently served as Chief of Party of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Jordan Fiscal Reform II Project, which is one of the largest USAID projects of its type. The project builds capacity in and helps to reform tax policy and administration, budgeting systems and public financial management, customs reform and trade facilitation, and making government results-oriented. This is Mark’s eighth time as a USAID Chief of Party. All of his projects have been in public finance reform and economic governance. Mark also worked eight years (two different stints) as a USAID economist. And, he has been an economist at USAID and the World Bank. Mark has published numerous articles and books on economics and fiscal reform. He has worked in 25 emerging market countries, and speaks Spanish, German, and Portuguese.
- Ph.D., economics and public finance, George Mason University
