Aaron Leonard

Aaron is a Communications Consultant with the Development Marketplace Team and the administrator of the DM Blog. Originally from Minnesota, Aaron came to Washington in 2006 to work with Pact’s Capacity Building Services Group, a global consulting and action research unit devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofit institutions and municipal governments. Focusing on contests, networks, strategy formulation, and applications for new web technologies in development, Aaron’s work brought him to countries ranging from Bolivia to Malawi, Pakistan and Cambodia. He believes that open competitions and web 2.0 technologies and are powerful mechanisms for sourcing and promoting innovation in development. Aaron has over five years of consulting experience in both the public and private sectors. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.