Gavin McGillivray OBE
Biography
Gavin was the Development Director, Official Development Assistance, British High Commission, New Delhi, India.
Gavin was previously head of DFID’s office in Burma since June 2013 and before that was based in DFID’s London office where he headed DFID’s Private Sector Department, Global Funds and Development Finance Institutions Department and International Financial Institutions Department. He was the UK Director on the Boards of GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) (2007-09) and UNITAID (2007-10). From 2003 to 2013, Gavin was responsible for DFID’s oversight of CDC Group plc and PIDG (Private Infrastructure Development Group).
Prior to joining DFID in 2000, Gavin managed long-term agricultural sector development programmes in Bolivia, Honduras, Colombia and the Caribbean. In the middle of these assignments, he spent 8 years in London with the international corporate finance house Campbell Lutyens, of which he was an Executive Director.
Previous roles in government
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Head of DFID India
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Head of DFID Myanmar