Ramsey Day

Ramsey Day is currently the Head of Strategy and Business Development at Lumenix USA, an energy management and smart technologies company. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Morgenthau Stirling, Inc and various international development advisory committees. His most recent government service includes his role as the Assistant Administrator for Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where he led the bureau’s $8 billion budget and 3,000 personnel across more than 35 offices throughout Africa. Mr. Day led a multi-sectoral portfolio of programs in Economic Growth; Democracy and Human Rights; Humanitarian Assistance; Global Health; Education; Energy; and Trade & Investment.

Prior to joining USAID, Mr. Day was the Senior Director for the Center for Global Impact at the International Republican Institute (IRI) where he led the Institute’s project design, strategic planning, and monitoring and evaluation efforts. He also led the IRI office in Amman, Jordan as the IRI Country Director from 2014 to 2017.

Mr. Day has held numerous positions within the international development and foreign policy communities both in the United States and various overseas posts. He served as the Country Representative for USAID in Montenegro and at the USAID headquarters in Washington as the agency’s Chief of Public Liaison. He was also the Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for the USAID Europe and Eurasia Bureau advising senior officials on development policy, strategic communications, and legislative issues.

Prior to government service, he worked in marketing for multi-media companies in both Atlanta, Georgia and New York. He has also worked on numerous Presidential campaigns throughout his career.

Mr. Day holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi and a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) focusing on International/Global Affairs from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.