Shari Bryan is NDI’s vice president. She joined NDI in 1998 and served as senior associate and regional director of the Institute’s democratic programs in Southern and East Africa from 2001 to 2008.

She has worked in more than 30 countries, promoting democratic assistance programs in Africa, and conceptualizing projects on political party finance, governance, HIV/AIDS, and more.

She has appeared on CNN and the BBC, testified before Congress, and presented papers before organizations like the National Intelligence Council, the UNDP, and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).

She co-authored Money in Politics – A Study of Party Financing Practices in 22 Countries (2005), and Transparency and Accountability in Africa’s Extractive Industries: The Role of the Legislature (2007).

She previously worked on negotiating the Compact for Free Association in 2004 in the former UN Trust Territory of Palau. She also served with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).