Dr. Janet Robb, Vice President, International Development

Dr. Janet Robb, Vice President of International Development

Dr. Janet Robb is Vice President of IMPAQ's International Development Division. She has over twenty years of experience working in the international development arena with both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. As Vice President, Dr. Robb is responsible for all aspects of the business; from project design to implementation, and from identification of business opportunities to creating dynamic and winning partnerships.

Expertise

Dr. Robb is a senior level professional who has been successful at growing, leading and managing a large team and portfolio of work worldwide. She is an experienced international expert who has designed and successfully implemented development projects in the areas of basic education, girls’ education, community mobilization, HIV/AIDS mitigation, the elimination of exploitive child labor, and youth employability. Dr. Robb’s international experience has been in a variety of developing environments, including emergency situations created by both civil unrest and natural disasters. She has lived and worked in Botswana, Pakistan, Lesotho and Malawi, as well as worked on development projects in more than forty other countries in all regions of the world.

Clients

Dr. Robb’s clients have included the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Labor, World Bank, MCC, the Gates Foundation, the Open Society Foundations, and various other funders of international innovation. She has consulted for a variety of other international organizations in areas of strategic planning and business development, as well as on technical areas of interest.

Prior Experience

Prior to joining IMPAQ, Dr. Robb was a Senior Vice President at the American Institutes for Research responsible for the International Development Division. She also served at Creative Associates International as the Director for Education, Mobilization and Communication, as Chief of Party for a USAID-funded project in Malawi and Senior Technical Advisor for the Primary Education Development program in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Dr. Robb was also an Associate Professor at the University of North Texas.

Education

Dr. Robb earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, her Masters from the University of Northern Iowa, and her undergraduate degree from Eastern Illinois University.