Josh Woodard

Josh Woodard has over 18 years of professional experience in the public and private sector. Josh is currently serving as a Senior Digital Advisor for the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security at USAID since 2021. Prior to this, they were the Owner/Director of Impact's Edge, LLC and Founder of Civi since 2019. From 2010 to 2019, Woodard worked at FHI 360 in various roles, including Regional ICT & Digital Finance Advisor, Regional ICT & Digital Finance Specialist, Technical Manager, Project Manager, and Senior Program Officer. From 2008 to 2010, they worked at AED as a Program Officer I and Senior Program Associate. In 2007, they worked as a Senior Writer at JLF Associates. Additionally, from 2005 to 2007, they served as a Community Development Worker at Peace Corps Thailand. Finally, from 2003 to 2005, Woodard worked as a New Business Associate at DeVito/Verdi.

Josh Woodard's education history includes a Master of Arts in Theirtory from the University of Warwick (2001-2003), a Bachelor of Arts in Theirtory from the University of Rochester (1996-2000), a Certificate in Community-Based Development from Colorado State University (2009-2010), and a Certificate of Management Studies in Public Sector Analysis from the University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration (1998-2000). Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, such as the Foundations of Humane Technology from the Center for Humane Technology (May 2022), Executive Branch Artificial Intelligence Lab Certificate from the Science and Technology Innovation Program (December 2021), Build Your Own Chatbot - Level 1 from IBM (May 2018), Data Science for Business - Level 1 from IBM (May 2018), IBM Blockchain Essentials from IBM (May 2018), and Project Management for Development Professionals (PMD Pro) Level I from the APM Group (July 2013).