Evan Smith Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Serves as chief financial officer and member of executive leadership team. Directs finance and accounting, business development, technical leadership, compliance, and contracts departments. Company-wide responsibilities for strategic and financial planning, policymaking and compliance, and setting company-wide goals and key performance indicators.

Bethesda Md

Serves as chief financial officer and member of executive leadership team. Directs finance and accounting, business development, technical leadership, compliance, and contracts departments. Company-wide responsibilities for strategic and financial planning, policymaking and compliance, and setting company-wide goals and key performance indicators.

Bethesda, Md

• Senior manager responsible for Operations, Innovation, and Business Development functions. Supervise directors for operations, innovation, and business development teams. Establish and meet corporate benchmarks and performance indicators in these areas.• Part of senior management team responsible for advising DI President and CEO on major corporate decisions.• Lead corporate strategy process, defining organizational mission, goals, and priorities for achieving rapid growth and lasting democratic impact.

Bethesda, Md

• Managed day-to-day operations of a small but growing organization, reporting directly to President and CEO. Includes communications and outreach, IT, contracts management and review, corporate budget management, and compliance with donor regulations for a global team. Grew and improved corporate systems to support quadrupling of home office staff members from 10 in 2010 to more than 40 in 2015.• Managed a small team responsible for fundraising, proposal writing, and new business strategy. Responsible for tripling annual revenue between 2011 and 2014 to $22 million. Developed and submitted more than 150 proposals with an average 50% win rate. Responsible for securing more than $120 million in new funding from 2010 to 2015.• Developed and cultivate relationships with donors, partners, and civil society groups working on transparency, accountability, governance, and democracy. • Represented organization at high-level donor, government, and civil society meetings, including with USAID leadership.• Identified new opportunities to support transparent, democratic governance around the world that match available donor funding where DI can play a catalyzing role for meaningful change.• Provided and managed staff support to president and CEO for public appearances and statements, including at times of high media interest.• Responsible for developing and implementing communications and outreach strategy, including focus on social media. Established communications priorities and recruited a communications team to implement strategy. • Developed and managed projects to use technology to drive innovation in civic participation and accountability, especially in elections, politics, and transitions.

Bethesda, Md

• Manage and support international democracy and governance programs, including short-term evaluations, assessments, program designs, and special studies, and long-term implementation projects in all regions of the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, for USAID and other donors. • Program management included budget development and tracking, overseeing drafting and editing of program reports, evaluations, assessments, status updates, and special studies. • Spearheaded DI becoming a signatory of the international Declaration of Principles for Election Monitors.• Sudan, March 2010 – Carter Center Domestic Election Observation Program. Conducted trainings and held strategic planning sessions on Parallel Vote Tabulation with domestic observer organizations in Sudan. Conducted statistical analyses of voter registration list and election results to determine potential levels of fraud.• Morocco, December 2009 – Carter Center Election Assessment Framework Working Retreat. Represented Democracy International as one of 21 election observation experts invited to help develop a standardized framework for assessing election processes based on countries’ obligations under international law.• Afghanistan, August 2009 – Election Observation Mission. Served as New Media Coordinator in Kabul, Afghanistan. Developed innovative communications strategy. Designed website/blog; developed multimedia content, including YouTube videos and podcasts; and managed DI Twitter feed. Developed new approach to SMS-based reporting that allowed management staff to know what observers were seeing in real-time on Election Day.• Liberia, September and October 2008 – Evaluation of USAID Elections and Political Processes Strengthening Program, implemented by CEPPS partners (NDI/IRI/IFES). Served as Political Scientist on a three person evaluation team, provided quantitative analysis of data gathered to measure program impact, and conducted individual and group interviews.

Bethesda, Md

• Manage and support international transparency, accountability, and civic participation programs, including short-term evaluations, assessments, program designs, and special studies, and long-term implementation projects in all regions of the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, for USAID and other donors. • Program management included budget development and tracking, overseeing drafting and editing of evaluation reports, assessments, status reports and updates, and special analytical studies.• Pakistan, February 2008 – Election Observation Mission. Served as Logistics Officer in Islamabad and Multan. Led observation team to Multan, provided general logistical support, assisted in drafting delegation’s statement and final report.

Washington, Dc

Researched and reported on election administration and reform topics for Pew election initiatives, including electionline.org.

Richmond, Va

Supported development and roll-out of statewide voter registration and election management system, including quality control, research on impact, and participation by local officials.

Fairfax, Va

• Managed local implementation of new statewide voter registration database in Fairfax County; updated internal procedures for processing voter registration applications.• Designed and implemented internal communications plan to facilitate information sharing and collaboration among different departments.• Designed and implemented an inventory management and control system for polling place materials utilizing barcoding technology for the Nov. 2006 Congressional election.

Washington, Dc

Worked with team to design and implement training program for the approximately 4,000 DC residents volunteering as poll workers.

Charlottesville, Va

• Oversaw the maintenance of accurate voter lists, ensured the accessibility and fairness of elections, provided general office support, and coordinated the internship program.• Provided research and analytical support for the Charlottesville School Board Election Study Task Force, including in-depth geographical analysis of different ward/district models proposed by committee members using GIS software and US Census data.• Organized and conducted training sessions for more than 100 election day poll workers and created the first college poll worker recruitment program in Virginia that was then adopted by other jurisdictions.

Charlottesville, Va

• Provided expertise on local election issues, conformity with Virginia election law and procedures, and usability issues from end-user perspective for new statewide voter registration database.• Conducted extensive user acceptance testing of system during development.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Democracy And Governance

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Foreign Affairs, History