People

People


 

Lara Goldmark

Founder & CEO

Lara Goldmark founded startup Just Results to disrupt the international development industry. She’s known for leading projects that have lasting success, and for bringing others together to do the same. Just Results is the world’s first international development company to offer results-based contracts exclusively, working direct-to-country. Lara has spent time living and working in Brazil, North Africa, and 20+ other emerging market countries, with specialization in investment climate reform, workforce development, and agricultural value chains.

 

Kathryn Eliscar

Chief financial officer

Kathryn Eliscar enjoys making order out of chaos. Whether it is a handful of crumpled receipts, or an excel file listing of expenses, she'll build a chart of accounts, translate the raw data into accounting software, and generate financial reports needed for filing taxes. Kathryn works with a variety of individuals and small business clients, helping them track the flow of dollars generated through their endeavors. Which is not as completely different as you might think from her earlier career in chemistry, where the flow of electrons is a basic principle. Kathryn received an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oregon and her B.S. from George Fox University.

 

Alex Boyd

Chief Economist

Alex Boyd has over 20 years of global experience delivering solutions at the intersection of economic development, sustainability, climate action and value chain strengthening, across advanced, middle-income and emerging markets. At Just Results, Alex leads the trade facilitation components of multi-stakeholder initiatives. With depth in agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing, energy and tourism sectors, he has proven expertise advising governments, Fortune 500 companies, foundations and global development institutions on strategy design, systems change, market transformation and operationalizing investment programs to local contexts. Alex was formerly a Senior Consultant in IHS Global Insight’s (IHS Markit/S&P Global Inc.) Economic Strategy Solutions group, and a Senior Associate at the Economic Competitiveness Group. He is a native English speaker, fluent in Spanish and conversant in Portuguese and has implemented projects in over 20 countries.

 
 

Allie Miller

Research Practice Manager

As Research Practice Manager Allie delivers leadership and oversight to research activities, and ensures learnings are integrated from one initiative to the next. She is responsible for cultivating a methodological and thoughtful research practice across Just Results’ projects. Allie is currently leading a nationwide assessment of the People and Planet First movement in the United States, which involves quantitative and qualitative research on enterprises centering a social or environmental purpose in their work. Allie is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where she focused on the social dimensions of climate change and international development. Aside from being a native English speaker, Allie speaks French and Italian.

 

Hamza Denguezli

Research Analyst

Hamza is a Research and Data Analyst with Just Results. He has worked on projects spanning multiple regions, including MENA, West Africa and Central America. His involvement during these projects covered training enumerators, developing data collection tools, designing surveys, and facilitating fieldwork to ensure high-quality data. His role also extended to analyzing quantitative data and co-writing project reports for international organizations like USAID and the ILO. In addition to his research work, Hamza has contributed to Just Results' startup product, ZForm, collaborating with public and private partners to map administrative procedures for future digitization. Recently, he has been involved in creating an inventory of G2B and G2C procedures that populated the Malagasy government’s informational portal, aiming to improve access to essential public services.

 

Mehdi Merdassi

Research Analyst

Mehdi Merdassi is a research analyst at Just Results. At Just Results, he has worked on a project involving digitizing procedures for public administration in Tunisia, including mapping procedures, translating English to French, and performing desk research. Before joining Just Results, Mehdi had experience working with the Central Bank of Tunisia, held an analyst position at an international development consultancy firm, and, worked as a Consumer protection research intern at the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance, where his role was providing support to Suptech specialists in designing a training program for institutional stakeholders specialized in banking supervision. Mehdi holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Higher Institute of Management of Tunis and is currently completing his Master’s thesis focusing on inclusive finance. Fluent in French, Arabic, and English and intermediate proficiency in Spanish.

 
 
 

Krish Patel

Data Director

Krish is constantly analyzing and thinking methodically, helping him excel in his role as the acting Data Director of Just Results. He brings an investigative and systematic mindset and skills, plus his knowledge and application of economics, to all phases of Just Results’ projects. He is responsible for developing data structures, monitoring project data, conducting in-depth data analysis, and managing all data-related inputs. He led data-related endeavors for projects for the World Bank, ILO, USDA, and USAID, across four different continents. Krish recently graduated from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. with a master’s in Applied Economics. He graduated with a B.S. in Economics from Baylor University.

Soraya Rib

Chief agronomist & strategic programs advisor

Soraya Rib has more than 30 years of experience leading sustainable agricultural development initiatives in the Caribbean and Latin America. Her expertise includes value chain development, project design and management, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional strengthening, particularly in cocoa, fruit and vegetable crops, and dairy sectors. She aligns technical approaches with donor frameworks, community needs, and organizational maturity. Soraya has provided technical assistance in the framework of programs funded by donors such as the FAO, UNDP, USDA, EU, IDB, and IICA, with solid knowledge of international compliance frameworks such as the EUDR and FSMA. She also brings advanced training in project management methodologies, and holds master’s degrees in Business Administration, Applied Economics, and Project Management (thesis pending).

 

Kjartan Sørensen

Trade Facilitation and Regulatory Reform Specialist

Kjartan Sørensen has managed investment climate reform projects in North and sub-Saharan Africa for more than ten years. From 2009 to 2014 he lived in Morocco, Burkina Faso and Tanzania working for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). There he oversaw the implementation of eRegulations, an effort to bring transparency to and simplify investment-related procedures and eRegistration systems to automate business and investor registrations in more than 10 countries in Africa. Now based in Annecy, France, Kjartan coordinates the East African Community Trade Facilitation project. A Danish citizen, Kjartan grew up in France and holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from McGill University in Canada and a MSc in International Development and Business from Roskilde University in Denmark.

 
 

Tommy Galloway

Business development advisor

With nearly two decades of experience in program leadership, business development, and technical advisory roles, Tommy has a proven track record of helping organizations tackle core challenges, including workforce strengthening, market systems development, and youth entrepreneurship. He has lived and worked in multiple developing countries, bringing contextual perspective and knowledge and cross-cultural expertise to his work. Fluent in French and Burmese, he is adept at engaging with diverse stakeholders, from government agencies to private sector actors and local communities.

 
 

Gabriel Schneider

Director of Monitoring and Evaluation

Gabriel Schneider has more than 15 years of experience evaluating development programs in Latin America. His expertise includes technical assistance to programs involving small and medium enterprise development, trade and exports, financial inclusion, and improving competitiveness in Latin America, particularly in the agricultural sector. With extensive experience and knowledge of the region, he is a key facilitator in achieving quality and coherent results for various projects for institutions within Mercosur. Gabriel has previous experience in providing technical assistance in the framework of projects financed by donors such as the EU, UNDP, UNCTAD, IDB, ILO, EuropeAid, KfW, and a good knowledge of EU policies and procedures.

Lhoussaine Aniss 

Administrative Process Reengineering Specialist

Lhoussaine Aniss is a regulatory reform and administrative process reengineering expert with over 20 years of experience working for the Moroccan government and as a consultant with donors including USAID, World Bank, and World Intellectual Property Organization. Commissioned by the government of Morocco, Aniss built the Data Protection Authority of Rabat from scratch, leading the development at every level. He has extensive experience interacting with government agencies and ministries in order to develop and manage the simplification and harmonization of administrative procedures and the implementation of new regulations, procedures, and e-government platforms.

 

Partners


Amawi, Takrouri & Associates

Amawi, Takrouri, & Associates (ATA) is the first Arab consulting firm specialized in regulatory reform, policy development and public policy advocacy. Based in Jordan, ATA was established to support policy development and regulatory reform initiatives in the Arab World, by providing the needed technical support to decision makers in the public sector, business associations, non-profit organizations, consulting companies, and donor agencies.    

ATA’s approach is based on international practices that ensure competitive regulatory environment, modern institutional system, and better policy-making process, using tailor made analytical tools and solutions guided by the international governance principles.

 

COMMIT  

COMMIT builds brands and campaigns in a day or a week so you can change the world faster. COMMIT supports world-changing innovators who need to make a big push— whether it's building a brand, launching an initiative, or creating a startup from scratch. They come in as thought partners and facilitate the process from start to finish—from strategy, to creative execution, covering all the nitty gritty details.

COMMIT and Just Results have been working together since 2018.

 
 

Publications

From Just Results CEO, Lara Goldmark


Where do Jobs Come From? With Tommy Galloway. USAID Workforce Connections, 2015.

Skills for Jobs for Growth: Effective Human Capital Development in a Changing World of Work. With Monica Aring. USAID, 2013.

The Jobs Challenge: Fresh Perspectives on the Global Employment Crisis. DAI. Developing Alternatives, 2012.

Small Firm Growth in Developing Countries. With Simeon Nichter. World Development, 2009.

Enterprises That Put People and Planet First. Purchasing with Purpose, 2025.