Staff Profiles

Jesse Griffiths, Coordinator
Peter Chowla, Programme Manager, Finance and IMF
Ama Marston, Programme Manager, Environment, Human Rights and Social Impacts
Juan O'Farrell, Research Assistant, Finance and IMF
Tom Fry, Research Assistant, Environment, Human Rights and Social Impacts
Ana Paula Canestrelli, Research and Communications Officer

Jesse Griffiths, Coordinator

Jesse coordinates the work of the project. His specific areas of focus are governance and roles of the World Bank and IMF; and the private sector development work of the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group). Prior to working for the Bretton Woods Project, Jesse headed ActionAid UK's aid and development finance policy group. Previously he worked in the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in Nigeria, and in their environment policy department, as well as for other NGOs in the UK and elsewhere on both development finance and international environmental policy. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Wales, a Bachelors from the University of Leeds, and a postgraduate diploma in economic policy from the University of London.
jgriffiths[at]brettonwoodsproject.org

Peter Chowla, Programme Manager, Finance and IMF

Peter coordinates work on finance and the IMF. His past experience includes working with the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment to research both local and international pollution issues. He has also worked as a journalist in South Korea and managed a student environmental justice activist network in the United States. Peter holds a Masters in Development Management from the London School of Economics, as well as degrees in Engineering and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business.
pchowla[at]brettonwoodsproject.org

Ama Marston, Programme Manager, Environment, Human Rights and Social Impacts

Ama has more than ten years of experience working on human rights, environment and development issues with NGOs and international organisations including those of former World Bank chief economist Joseph Stiglitz, and former UN high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson. She has also worked with ActionAid International, Amnesty International, the Center for Economic and Social Rights, UNDP, Greenpeace and others. She has experience working in Latin America, Asia and Africa, primarily with local NGOs and indigenous communities. She holds a Masters from Columbia University in International Relations and graduated Phi Beta Kappa (honours) from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a Bachelors in Environmental Studies and Latin American Studies.
amarston[at]brettonwoodproject.org

Juan O'Farrell, Research Assistant

Juan supports the Bretton Woods Project's work on finance and the IMF. He is a researcher with experience on public finance and income distribution, among other public policy issues in Latin America. Juan worked for organizations such as ECLAC, ILO and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). He studied Economics and Politics in Argentina and holds a Masters in Governance and Development from the Institute of Development Studies.
jofarrell[at]brettonwoodsproject.org

Tom Fry, Research Assistant

Tom focuses on the environmental and social effects of World Bank policy. He has worked for the British Red Cross in emergency management and response, and for an educational charity working in rural townships in South Africa. He holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Cape Town.
tfry[at]brettonwoodsproject.org

Ana Paula Canestrelli, Research and Communications Officer

Ana Paula coordinates the communications work of the Bretton Woods Project. She is a journalist from Brazil who has experience working with communications and the media, including with international media development NGO Panos London in the past year. Ana Paula holds a Masters in Media, Communication and Development from the London School of Economics.
acanestrelli[at]brettonwoodsproject.org