Arjun Tasker

New Partners Initiative Portfolio Manager, USAID’s Local, Faith and Transformative Partnerships Hub

Arjun Tasker joined the civil service as the New Partnerships Initiative Lead in October 2020.

He previously led the Office of Local Sustainability’s policy engagements, including on USAID’s procurement reform efforts, in an effort to institutionalize locally led development. From 2014 to 2019 he supported USAID’s Local Works program; spending four years as the Europe and Eurasia Lead and providing direct support to USAID Missions. Mr. Tasker has a BA in Religion from Haverford College and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and UNU-MERIT.