Todd Diamond is an international development practitioner and social impact advisor with more than 25 years of experience designing and implementing donor-funded projects. Working on behalf of USAID, the State Department, the Department of Defense, and the U.K. government, Todd helped build the capacity of both civil society actors and government institutions charged with providing public services and fostering accountable, cooperative, and productive political environments. Currently he advises partners and clients on how to navigate political risks and opportunities and create social impact in the U.S. and internationally, through improved operating models and business development practices. Earlier in his career, he managed communications strategies for a global foundation and was a journalist covering Capitol Hill and the United Nations in New York and Geneva. He earned a graduate degree in international relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.