On the Donor Tracker team, Zoe Johnson leads the planning and coordination for all Donor Tracker content and communications, has editorial oversight for the Donor Tracker website, and analyzes and writes about development policy and financing in Australia and Canada.

Before joining SEEK, Zoe worked for the Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance, where she led research in Ethiopia exploring young women’s expectations and experiences of work and life in the Hawassa Industrial Park. In addition, she worked as the editorial assistant for two peer-reviewed journals: Oxford Development Studies and the Journal of Gender, Agriculture, and Food Security. Zoe gained further experience working as an EdGE mentor and consultant with Omprakash, mentoring students from around the world, and working with grassroots organizations in Uganda, Costa Rica, Chile, India, and Cambodia.

Zoe is a graduate from the MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Oxford, where her research critically explored how processes of social, economic, and political change in Ethiopia shape young women’s perceptions of their own opportunities. She also holds a BSc in Global Resource Systems from the University of British Columbia.

Zoe can be reached at: zjohnson@seekdevelopment.org

Cora Lüdemann is the Donor Tracker's outreach and partnerships lead. In this role, she manages the organization of outreach trips and events and fosters partnerships with organizations and initiatives doing work similar or complementary to the Donor Tracker. She is also the Donor Tracker's Germany country expert.

Prior to joining SEEK, Cora interned in the advocacy and policy departments of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Transparency International. She has volunteered with refugees and socially disadvantaged people in South Africa and Germany and co-founded the humanitarian rescue initiative SOS MEDITERRANEE that currently works with Doctors without Borders to save refugees in distress at sea.

Cora holds a Master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Amsterdam University College, where her studies focused on international relations and political science.

Cora can be reached at cluedemann@seekdevelopment.org

Kalila Jaeger manages the Donor Tracker's policy updates. She is also responsible for conducting analyses of development financing trends and policies for the Netherlands.

Kalila has a background in social science research with a strong focus on gender equality and migration politics. Previously, Kalila worked as a consultant for the German branch of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) where she collaborated closely with the IOM team to develop parameters for a new initiative on professionalization and capacity-building of migrant-run initiatives in Berlin to support the integration of migrant and refugee youth. Kalila also gained experience working on international reproductive health in New York with a focus on advocacy for abortion legalization in Argentina. She worked in Tel Aviv in international ethnic conflict resolution, where she also enjoyed a residency as an English teacher in an elementary school for migrant children.

Kalila recently completed a master’s degree in international relations at Furtwangen University. Her research focused on reproductive health access and sexual violence response for migrant and refugee women in Berlin. Kalila holds a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) from Barnard College at Columbia University in sociology and human rights. She was a Clinton Global Initiative University research fellow.

Kalila can be reached at: kjaeger@seekdevelopment.org

Benjamin Overton is in charge of analyzing Japan's development financing and policy. His work also includes developing new models and content for the Donor Tracker as a leading tool for data-driven, effective advocacy.

Benjamin’s background spans more than seven years in the international development and NGO sectors. He has extensive knowledge of impact investing and innovative financing for development gained as Partnerships Manager at Yunus Social Business, where he successfully conceptualized and pitched a multi-million euro partnership with a major corporate foundation to expand social entrepreneur support services in developing economies. He also brings extensive experience in philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility gained as a Programme Officer at the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Benjamin began his career in resource mobilization for the International Crisis Group and human rights education NGO Humanity in Action.

Benjamin has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Asian Studies, a Master’s of Public Administration, and a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from the University of Washington.

Benjamin can be reached at boverton@seekdevelopment.org

Charlotte Schmidt conducts data-driven analyses of Italy's international development policies and financing trends.

Charlotte brings to the team experience in migration, development, and public health, and an interest in organizational development. Prior to joining SEEK Development, she undertook an internship at the WHO in Geneva where she contributed to resource mobilization efforts and building strategic partnerships. Charlotte has also worked as a volunteer coordinator of an NGO in Vienna, offering cultural experiences to young refugees and migrants. Additionally, she advised NGOs on their political messaging, branding, and marketing initiatives during her studies in London.

Charlotte holds a Master of Development Studies from SOAS, University of London, and a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Vienna.

Charlotte can be reached at cschmidt@seekdevelopment.org

Sinead Dwyer analyzes the development assistance policies, funding, and governance structure of the United Kingdom and South Korea as part of the Donor Tracker team.

Before joining SEEK, Sinead worked as an Economist in the strategy directorate of NHS Improvement, the sector regulator for the English National Health System. She provided strategic analysis and advice to policymakers, regulators, and large hospital organizations to help them diagnose problems, understand and articulate tradeoffs, and make evidence-based decisions. Prior to that, she worked as a junior policy analyst in the OECD Development Centre in Paris, developing the methodology of Multi-Dimensional Country Reviews and working on reviews of Côte d’Ivoire and Kazakhstan. Sinead is interested in understanding how to optimize public spending and applying economic techniques and frameworks in a pragmatic way.

Sinead holds a Master in Specialized Economic Analysis: International Trade Finance and Development degree from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, and a BA in Economics and Politics from Trinity College Dublin.

Sinead can be reached at: sdwyer@seekdevelopment.org

Alina Hemm supports the Donor Tracker team across various workstreams including writing policy updates, developing social media content, and assisting with data work.

Alina has sectorial experience in gender, global development, and human rights. Prior to joining SEEK, Alina interned at the advocacy department of Human Rights Watch, at the German Parliament, and at the Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy, a development consultancy in the field of democratic governance and institutional strengthening. Additionally, she volunteered as the head of public relations in an Ethiopian women's rights organization.

Alina holds a Joint Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Kent and the University of Marburg and a Bachelor’s in Governance and Public Policy from the University of Passau, where she focused on international relations and human rights.

Alina can be reached at ahemm@seekdevelopment.org