About the webinar

Earlier this year, Congress passed the Better Utilization of Investment Leading to Development (BUILD) Act — paving the way for a new U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Experts are calling it the biggest change in U.S. development policy in 15 years.

Why a new development finance institution, why now — and what will it look like moving forward?

In this interactive session, OPIC Executive Vice President David Bohigian and Center for Global Development Senior Fellow Todd Moss will explore what the new institution means for the future of U.S. aid — and solicit audience ideas for making the early days of its evolution a success.

This one-hour webinar will include:
  • An overview of the initiative's history — and what its passage means for partners
  • An inside look at the planned process for its implementation
  • The opportunity to provide your input on the process
The panel will also take audience questions. We invite you to share them during the event or in advance by submitting them to [email protected].
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The Speakers

Moderator

Adva Saldinger

Associate Editor
Devex
Adva Saldinger is an Associate Editor at Devex, where she covers the intersection of business and international development, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. From partnerships to trade and social entrepreneurship to impact investing, Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.

David Bohigian

Executive Vice President
Overseas Private Investment Corporation​​​​​​​
David Bohigian was appointed by President Donald J. Trump as the Executive Vice President of OPIC and joined the agency in August 2017.

Mr. Bohigian has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Before joining OPIC, he served as the Managing Director of Pluribus Ventures, where he advised innovative financial services firms and invested in impact-driven companies. Earlier, he served on the core management team of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund. Prior to Bridgewater, Bohigian founded E2 Capital Partners, which developed new financing models for energy efficiency projects.

Prior to that, Mr. Bohigian held several senior positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce under the George W. Bush administration and worked as Managing Director for Idealab, Founder and Managing Director for VenCatalyst, and Director for Jefferson Partners, LLC. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Washington & Lee University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.  

Todd Moss

Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development
Todd Moss is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development where he leads the Energy for Growth Hub and his research focuses on US-Africa relations, energy policy, and private investment. He served as COO/VP at the Center from 2009-2016. Moss is currently working on electrification in Africa, cash transfers in new oil economies, and modernizing US development finance tools. In the past he led CGD’s work on Nigerian debt, reconstruction in Zimbabwe, the future of the World Bank’s soft loan IDA, and the African Development Bank.

Moss served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State 2007-2008 while on leave from CGD. Previously, he has been a Lecturer at the London School of Economics (LSE) and worked at the World Bank, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the Overseas Development Council. Moss is the author of numerous articles and books. He holds a PhD from the University of London’s SOAS and a BA from Tufts University.

Sandra Jennifer "Sandy" Cheeks

Squirrel
From the Surface
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Sandra Jennifer "Sandy" Cheeks

Squirrel
From the Surface
And both of these, if one would tell the truth, were foreordained unto the holy place, where greatest Peter’s follower hath his seat. While on this quest, for which thou giv’st him praise, he heard the things which of his victory the causes were, and of the Papal Robe. The Chosen Vessel went there afterward, to bring thence confirmation in the faith, through which one enters on salvation’s path. But why should I go there, or who concedes it? I ’m not Aeneas, nor yet Paul am I; me worthy of this, nor I nor others deem. If, therefore, I consent to come, I fear lest foolish be my coming; thou art wise, and canst much better judge than I can talk.”
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