Anne LaFond is a global health research, monitoring and evaluation specialist with extensive experience in mixed methods implementation research, Realist Evaluation, M&E systems strategic planning, adaptive learning and the strategic use of evidence for improving public health outcomes. She brings creative and insightful thinking to leading and supporting teams and is committed to advancing the impact of investment in health in low-income settings. For over 20 years she led a strategy, technical assistance, evaluation and research group at JSI that focused on innovation in public health measurement and program design and implementation. She  is currently conducting a realist evaluation of adaptive learning practices and collaborating with teams focused on the integration of measurement in human centered design (HCD). Anne is currently conducting a Realist Evaluation of adaptive learning practices in the health sector in Kenya and Tanzania in the context of Doctoral studies at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 

Based in the Washington DC area, Anne has published work on health system sustainability, human centered design (HCD) in global health; capacity building in the health sector, immunization programs, and qualitative methods. She has worked directly in Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Nepal, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Haiti, Namibia, Jamaica, Guyana, India Palestine and Uganda.