Dedicated experts with a proven record of success
There are over 18 nationalities represented in our permanent team of 50+ staff. We are based in the contexts we study.
We believe that long-term, sustainable impact depends on committing to a presence in country, and developing local expertise and research capacity. With offices in Afghanistan (Kabul), Germany (Berlin), Kenya (Nairobi), Netherlands (The Hague), Tunisia (Tunis) and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), our team is composed of researchers, managers, and operations staff who make it possible for us to operate in some of the world’s most challenging environments while maintaining high standards of research. The profiles of some of our local colleagues have been kept private for safety purposes.
Samuel Hall’s core team of researchers, operations and partnerships teams make what we do possible.
To further our mission of connecting the voices of change makers worldwide to societies, we have launched the Samuel Hall Fellowship, through which we recognise dynamic and exceptional colleagues, partners and other individuals - including local, refugee and other migrant researchers from Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Europe, India and Australia. Know more about our SH fellows here.
Our Experts
Board Of Directors
Dr Nassim Majidi
Founder, Executive Director,
Research & Policy Pillar Lead
Hervé Nicolle
Founder, Executive Director of Development
Henk Hazenoot
Director of Finance
Operational Board
Milcah Rajula
Admin & HR
Faith Chepkorir
Finance Lead
Stefanie Barratt
Data Standards & Analytics Pillar
Lead
Lisa Pfister
Research Programmes Coordinator
Programmes Unit
Research Team
Jonathan Buckley
Research Manager
Mohammad Al-Qaruoti
Data Quality Analyst
Akvile Krisciunaite
Research Programme Coordinator
Sheila Mwathi
Research Assistant
Juliette Samman
Research Lead
Daniel Provost
Research Lead
Marta Rocha
Research Lead
Carolina Viana
Research Programme Coordinator
Lelei Cheruto
Project Lead
Marina Martinon
Research Assistant
Pauline Reyss
Senior Research Assistant Kelvin Laititi
Research Assistant
Research Operations Unit
Wendy Indira
Area Coordinator
Serge Hounton
Junior Area Coordinator
Finance & Administration Unit
Administration Team
Finance Team
Ahmad Tamim Musaferzada
Admin & Logistics Officer
Muendo Ngumbi
Admin & Logistics Assistant
Laura Smith
People & Culture Director
Peter Njagi
Finance Manager
Habibullah Rifa
Finance Lead
John Karanja
Office Accountant
Partnerships Unit
Communications Team
Devyani Nighoskar
Communications & Storytelling Officer
Grace Bosire
Communications Assistant
Mwara Namelok
Outreach and Communications Assistant
Titus Gitau
Graphic Designer
Partnerships Team
Anna Pinter
Partnerships Coordinator
Kelly Wachira
Proposal and Events Assistant
Aditi Merchant
Proposal Writer
Ayushka Anjiv
Proposal Writer
Harish Vikram
Junior Proposal Writer