She was the director of the evaluation department at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Prior positions include being the deputy executive director of 3ie during the institution’s start-up years, and a senior social development economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, specializing in social protection and health programs in Central America.
Marie is the co-chair of the International Development Coordinating Group within the Campbell Collaboration, a member of the Research Ethics Review Committee of the Partnership for Economic Policy, a member of the DFID-CDC Evaluation & Learning Program Steering Group, and a member of the WFP’s impact evaluation Strategic Advisory Panel (SAP).
Marie holds a PhD in Economics from University College London, an MSc in Economics from London School of Economics and a graduate degree in Political Science, Arabic and Economics from University of Oslo, Norway.
INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR IMPACT EVALUATION (3IE)
The 3ie is a global leader in funding, producing, quality assuring and synthesizing rigorous evidence. It is also a global advocate for the generation and use of quality evidence in development decision-making.
Mission: Improve lives sustainably in low- and middle-income countries through evidence-informed decision-making.
Vision: Promote evidence-informed equitable, inclusive, and sustainable development. Support the generation and effective use of high-quality evidence of what works, for whom, how, why and at what cost to inform decision-making and improve the lives of people living in poverty in low- and middle-income countries. Facilitate evidence and its use by governments, development institutions and funders.
“3ie brings together those who wish to use impact evaluation findings with those who conduct them. To ensure useful measurement, it mobilizes and focuses resources for relevant questions that matter in the real world and paves the way for more transparent research practices. 3ie also works closely with governments and NGOs to strengthen their systems for prioritizing evaluations and using findings.”
Ruth Levine, 3ie Board of Commissioners
