Natalie Donahue

Natalie Donahue has nearly 10 years of experience in international development and diplomacy providing monitoring and evaluation technical assistance, and supporting program activities and various business development efforts. She is currently the chief of evaluation in the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, where she directs the measurement and evaluation of educational and exchange programming. She previously served as the senior M&E specialist for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs' Assistance Coordination Office, where she was responsible for advising staff and grantees on program design and monitoring activities, designing and managing evaluations, and leading capacity-building efforts within the bureau.

Having lived and worked in many countries, she possesses the ability to collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds. She has conducted evaluations in Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and the West Bank. She also currently serves on the board of the Washington Evaluators as the membership chair, serves on OMB’s Interagency Council on Evaluation Policy, and teaches various monitoring and evaluation courses as an adjunct lecturer at American University. A proud Columbus, Ohio, native, Donahue has a Master in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing — both from The Ohio State University.