Dirk Booy has over 40 years’ international development experience, having worked at the village/community level in Sierra Leone, run a National Field Office in Tanzania, managed a large fundraising office in Canada, and provided global leadership across 96 countries. He has held senior positions in large INGOs, both Western and Southern led, and helped mentor and develop over 100 leaders in the sector. Most recently, Booy served as the Senior Director for Programme Development, Resource Mobilisation and Learning (PRL) in BRAC helping to establish the PRL unit across the organisation.

Currently, Booy is a Consultant/Mentor/Advisor to INGOs helping to build organisational capacity to improve overall impact. His focus is on facilitating meaningful change in complex, multicultural organisations. Additionally, he serves on a number of Boards both internationally and locally.

Booy has a Bachelor’s in Social Economics from Calvin (College) University, and a Master’s in International Rural Development Planning from University of Guelph. He resides in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.