Edward Lloyd-Evans

About Edward Lloyd-Evans

Edward Lloyd-Evans is a Global public health and private sector consultant. He works in a diverse range of development efforts aimed at finding creative new, high impact and sustainable solutions, “so others shall live”.Edward’s work involves collaborating with governments, stakeholders and partners in effectively sourcing, designing, developing and implementing impactful healthcare plans for developing countries. Prior to his current consulting practice, he served as Senior Program Manager of Gates CEO Global Health Roundtable, a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and 17 multinational Biopharmaceutical companies to address challenging global health needs, primarily around the advancement of: Neglected tropical diseases; Tuberculosis; Access and Affordability of Medicines; Supply Chain, etc. Edward also led the Partner Relationship Management Program while at the Gates Foundation between 2013 to 2015, which focused on strengthening relations between BMGF and its critical strategic partners in four key sectors: multilaterals, corporate, government, academia and NGOs. He has over 24 years combined experience working with Gates Foundation, World Health Organization, private sector (including General Electric) and in management consulting with executive leadership teams for large global corporations such as Wells Fargo and Bank of America.A United States citizen and native of The Gambia. He holds an MBA from Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelors in Finance from Providence College, Rhode Island. Edward advises and guest lectures on topics in Global Health at Kenan Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Experience

1. Head of Research and Policy - School Meals Programs

   World Food Programme

   Jan 2019 — Present · Rome, IT

   The position will lead WFP´s efforts to enhance the knowledge base around school feeding globally (not just WFP-related), establish and monitor the research agenda, lead the preparation of flagship publications and engage with other research partners. It will report to the Director of the Service. WFP will work with partners to establish a research agenda for school feeding for the next ten years, based on a mapping of learning needs, to ensure that global gaps in the knowledge base are being filled. A research consortium will be set up and managed by an academic partner, not by WFP, to ensure evidence work is credible and rigorous.

Education

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  MBA

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Change Management
• Program Management
• Management
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Design
• Strategy
• Vendor Management
• Acquisition Integration
• Pmo
• Leadership
• Organizational Design
• Management Consulting
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Process
• IT Strategy
• Business Transformation