Joseph Mouanda

A Statistician-Economist by training, Joseph Mouanda has been with the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) for nearly 21 years. His current position is Chief Evaluation Officer.
Joseph conducts sector/thematic evaluations and project-level evaluations of AfDB-funded Infrastructure (transport, energy, and WASH). He has also carried out synthesis evaluations on private sector development as well as corporate evaluations. Joseph also worked in evaluation capacity development and knowledge management.
Prior to joining IDEV/AfDB, Joseph worked for six years in public ministries of Côte d’Ivoire, in the education and vocational training as a long-term consultant in the Education and Vocational Training Sector, mainly in the statistics, planning, and evaluation department. He has also worked as a lecturer at the National School of Statistics and Applied Economics (ENSEA) of Abidjan.
Joseph holds an M.Sc. in Statistics and Applied Economics and has also been trained in development evaluation, including through the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET).