Hannah Spiers
Hannah is a Sr. MEL officer at IREX working on the Support Her Empowerment - Girls’ Resilience, Enterprise, and Technology Initiative (SHE’s GREAT!).
Prior to joining IREX, Hannah supported research, program management, and development initiatives as an intern at a variety of organizations in the U.S. and internationally. Most recently, she worked with the policy and development teams at ActionAid USA in Washington, DC and business development professionals at the Foreign Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China.
Hannah holds master’s degrees in International Development from Sciences Po in Paris, France and International Relations from Peking University in Beijing, China. She has focused her academic work on gender inclusive programming and global governance. Hannah earned her B.A. at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Cultural Anthropology and Urban Studies with a concentration in Latin American Studies. She speaks French and Spanish.