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Ami Thakkar
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Ami Thakkar

Senior Director

Education

MA, International Affairs, Media & Communications/South Asian Studies; Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowship in Hindi, School of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University
BA, Government & Politics/English Literature, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland


Ami Thakkar is a Senior Director in RTI’s International Development Group (IDG). In this capacity, she plays leadership roles on proposals and projects, as well as coordinates action on cross-IDG efforts focused on strategy, culture and inclusion. While at RTI, she also served as Program Manager in Sri Lanka/Maldives, El Salvador, Egypt and Indonesia, led business development in Kenya, Uganda, Jordan, Nepal and Southeast Asia and conducted research on youth development, higher education and internships. 

Ms. Thakkar has worked in international development for over 20 years and is passionate about working collaboratively with international clients and stakeholders to deliver locally driven programs that measurably improve the lives of young people, women, and the communities they live in. Prior to RTI, she was based in Laos with the World Bank as Advisor for Youth, Gender, and Skills Adolescent Girls Initiative, where she facilitated the establishment of the Young Entrepreneurship Marketplace Competition and first-of-their -kind career counseling offices at two higher education institutions. She also served as a Program Director with the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and managed their largest private sector partnership, a $35 million 25-country global youth development initiative funded by Nokia. At IYF, Ms. Thakkar increased the reach, scale, and sustainability of programs serving more than half a million youth. Ms. Thakkar began her career as a Presidential Management Fellow at the US Department of Labor’s International Labor Affairs Bureau and forged strategic partnerships with the International Labor Organization and other global organizations to deliver a portfolio of education and child labor elimination programs totaling over $200 million. 

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