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Michael Svetlik, Senior Director of Programs

Michael Svetlik has worked in international development for 15 years and currently serves as Senior Director of Programs, responsible for IFES’ technical assistance and democracy promotion programs. His areas of expertise include political change, institutional development, election system design, civic awareness and activism, and project management, evaluation and design. Svetlik previously served as Regional Director for Europe & Asia at IFES. He directed overseas IFES projects in both Georgia and Azerbaijan from 1998-2000.

In 1998, Svetlik was awarded a U.S. Department of State Professional Development Fellowship to conduct research in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development. Svetlik was also a Senior Lecturer at the National School of Public Administration in Warsaw (1994-1995) and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Poland from 1992-1994. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in English and Italian from the University of Texas-Austin.