Our Team
EquiArch brings together a global advisory board, a national expert panel of Bangladesh leaders, and a specialist team of innovation enablers — mobilised by assignment.
Governance & platform structure
Leadership, expert panels, and specialists work as one platform so every assignment is staffed with the right mix of national intelligence and international experience.
01 · 5 members
Global thought leaders providing strategic oversight for EquiArch.
Sustainable markets & food systems
20+ years leading sustainable markets and food systems initiatives; Managing Director overseeing a $300M ESG investment and partnerships portfolio, with deep expertise in regenerative agriculture and systems change.
Inclusive growth & market systems
Inclusive economic growth, climate-resilient agribusiness, and private-sector engagement, with design and leadership of large multi-country USAID, FCDO, and SDC programmes.
Tropical agriculture & value chains
30+ years leading tropical agriculture programmes in Africa and Asia as Chief of Party/Team Leader on major USAID, FCDO, EU, World Bank, and IFAD projects.
Impact & blended finance
Venture capital, private equity, and SME financing specialist working on impact and blended finance for MSMEs and the missing middle across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Supply chain, trade & logistics
Supply chain, maritime, and cross-border trade advisory, including corridor and infrastructure development with ADB, USAID, and MCC.
02 · 14 members
Distinguished national leaders who have led programmes as chiefs locally and internationally.
MSD & livelihoods
National and international experience in economic growth, sustainability, and systems change. Former Country Representative of Winrock International and co-founder of PART II.
Agriculture
30+ years in climate-smart agriculture, food security, nutrition, and smallholder digital finance. Former COP/DCOP with FAO, USAID, and IRRI programmes; inventor of the A-Card model.
Public health
Monitoring, evaluation, and research specialist with 29 years in the health sector, including 25+ years on HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria with major global donors.
MEL
Development leader with 20+ years in South Asia; Chief of Party on USAID, FCDO, and EU programmes with deep MEL, climate resilience, and carbon finance expertise.
Education & gender equality
25 years across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America in gender equality, food security, nutrition, and women's empowerment, with strong programme design and MEL skills.
Food security
24+ years in South Asia specialising in systemic poverty reduction; Chief of Party for major USAID, FCDO, and EU programmes across market systems and food security.
Environment
Environmental development leader with 15+ years in high-impact projects and interdisciplinary research, managing multi-million-dollar programmes and policy-focused research.
Change management, MSD & climate finance
18+ years leading MSD interventions, PPPs, and blended/impact climate finance (>US$75M) across agriculture, FMCG, WASH, and energy, with strong ESG advisory.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding expert with 20+ years in Bangladesh focused on SEAH and child protection, safeguarding training, policy, risk assessment, and community-friendly reporting.
MER&L
Monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning specialist and Commonwealth Scholar with expertise in epidemiology, SRHR/MNCH, nutrition, and health systems strengthening.
Legal
Legal professional with 11 years across national and multinational companies and independent practice in legal advisory, court representation, and policy guidance.
Trade, MSD & agribusiness
25+ years across the private and development sectors with deep trade, market systems development, and agribusiness expertise, connecting commercial partners to inclusive value chains.
GESI & inclusive policy
GESI and inclusive policy specialist and evaluation expert with 15+ years across international development and private sectors, leading gender-responsive design, policy, and evaluation work.
Climate-smart agriculture & MSD
23 years designing and managing multi-donor programmes (USAID, FCDO, World Bank, EU, CGIAR) in climate-smart agriculture, livelihoods, DRR, and market systems.
03 · 6 members
A youthful panel of specialists acting as innovation enablers, translating strategy into ground-level impact.
PhD in AI (Health) · GIS & data visualisation
Builds analytics, geospatial, and data-visualisation products that make evidence usable for decision-makers.
Finance, admin & HR
Leads financial management, compliance, administration, and people operations across assignments.
Agriculturist
Supports climate-smart agriculture and value-chain fieldwork, from farmer engagement to production data.
Trade specialist
Works on trade, market access, and private-sector engagement for inclusive and sustainable value chains.
Education specialist
Designs learning, training, and capacity-building content for institutions, partners, and communities.
Accountant
Manages project accounting, budgeting support, and grant reporting across the portfolio.
Tell us the challenge and we will assemble the right advisory, national expert, and specialist mix for it.
