Aaron O. Ausland
Senior Technical Advisor | Positive Youth Development at World Vision. I\'m working for a world where young people thrive. Creator of Youth Ready.
- Role
- Senior Technical Advisor - Positive Youth Development at World Vision
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aaron O. Ausland
Strategic Leader and Innovation Specialist with extensive experience guiding diverse teams to develop and implement impactful programs across complex, global environments. I have a proven ability in collaborative problem-solving, adaptive leadership, experimentation, evidence building, and scaling solutions tailored to diverse populations and contexts. My experience spans strategic vision, resource acquisition, program design, capacity building, project management, research and learning, and thought leadership. A blue-sky thinker skilled at delivering innovative solutions, grounded in rigorous, results-oriented methods. An empathetic leader with a growth mindset, I bring a collaborative, human-centered approach and a deep commitment to inclusivity, continuous learning, and purpose-driven impact. From ideation to pilot, through iterations and innovations, from building evidence to global scale-up, I\'ve had the extraordinary opportunity to lead the end-to-end development of WV\'s signature Positive Youth Development program model and curriculum, YOUTH READY. I led initiatives to build the organization’s global capacity to implement the Youth Ready program, ensuring quality, sustainability, and adaptability through Training of Trainers workshops, practical guides and manuals, a community of practice, and targeted mentoring. I\'ve helped raise over 220 million dollars to implement YR across 20 countries, empowering young people to take charge of their lives, enhance their skills, and access services and opportunities for healthy relationships, meaningful work and participation in their communities. In my current role as Youth Senior Technical Advisor for World Vision, I am accountable for- global youth sector strategy - resource acquisition - program quality and impact - innovation management and learning - technical branding - external engagement - thought leadership
Experience
Senior Technical Advisor - Positive Youth Development
Oct 2016 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
University of Puget Sound
BA
1991 — 1996
Harvard Kennedy School
MPA/ID
2003 — 2005
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