Sarah Cooper
Biography
Sarah Cooper is Director for Development, Climate, Science and Technology in India.
In a career spanning over 25 years, Sarah has worked in more than 30 countries across Sub-Saharan and North Africa, the Middle East, South, Central, and East Asia, as well as Western and Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. She has worked in a variety of leadership, strategy, advisory and consulting roles for international financial institutions (World Bank, AfDB) and the private sector (PricewaterhouseCoopers). Her sectoral experience includes: economic governance, private sector investment, infrastructure, climate change, health, education, and social protection.
Sarah has worked for the UK government since 2014 and led UK strategic and operational engagement in India, Central Asia, Pakistan and Kenya. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester.
Previous roles
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2023-2026 | Regional Director, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Central Asia |
| 2018-2023 | Group Head Governance, Climate, Humanitarian and Social Development, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO/DFID) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| 2014-2018 | Group Head Governance and Security, UK Department for International Development (DFID) Nairobi, Kenya |
| 2012-2014 | Chief Governance Adviser, African Development Bank (AfDB) Tunis, Tunisia |
| 2003-2012 | Senior Adviser, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and London, United Kingdom |
| 2002-2003 | Senior Adviser, Public sector Governance/Anti-corruption, Transparency International Berlin, Germany |
| 2000-2002 | Adviser/Consultant, HTS/PE Consulting Hemel Hempstead, UK |
Director Development, Climate, Science and Tech, New Delhi
Previous roles in government
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Regional Development Director in Central Asia