John DaSilva is a development professional with a unique background covering both the private sector and government. He began his career with the US government in 1996 where he spent seven years representing and advising key members of the US Congress, including oversight responsibility for USAID. After arriving in Thailand, he accepted a position with a Hong Kong based HR consultancy firm, before joining Kenan Institute Asia as the Project Development Manager. At K.I.Asia, he is chiefly responsible for designing programming activities in Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam for USAID, the European Union and New Zealand AID, and for working with corporate donors to design and improve CSR programming. He earned his BA from the State University of New York, Oswego, and attended American University for work on his MA in International Economic Policy.