Deborah Rubin

Deborah Rubin, a senior social development analyst, holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology and specializes in gender training, gender analysis, evaluating development programs in agriculture and food security, and assessing institutional programs for gender-responsiveness.

She is the co-director of Cultural Practice LLC, a woman-owned small business offering consulting services in international development. Rubin recently created a gender integration training program for agricultural value chains for USAID and authored a handbook on the technique, utilized in various USAID missions for designing food security initiatives.

With a background in anthropology from Brown University and The Johns Hopkins University, Rubin has a strong focus on the social aspects of agriculture and food security. She has extensive experience in East Africa, particularly in Tanzania and Kenya.

Rubin has played key roles in enhancing gender integration in USAID programs and policies, leading gender assessments and conducting a full gender audit in Africa. She is currently collaborating with AGRA to incorporate gender into their policy program.

Her career spans various prestigious roles, including being an associate professor at the University of the Pacific, an AAAS Fellow at USAID, and a consultant for organizations like the World Bank and AGRA.

Deborah Rubin's expertise in research, editing, and proposal writing, coupled with her exceptional cross-cultural and interdisciplinary skills, makes her a proficient team leader in international development and gender equality initiatives.