Founder & CEO
The organization is headed by the Executive Director, The founder of the organization. As president of the organization since 2005, he oversees its administration, programs, and projects. He has led the Organization for Poverty Alleviation & Development (OPAD) through a period of considerable growth and organizational change and has been at the forefront of developing its holistic model and leadership culture.
OPAD also has five Deputy Executive Directors with specific responsibilities
The organization’s direction is mapped out in its Strategic Plan, which is renewed every four years. The 2023–26 Strategic Plan lays out OPAD’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda. It focuses on ending poverty and hunger in all their forms and dimensions.
OPAD Senior Leadership works closely together. They offer advice on direction and strategy, ensure that the organization is meeting its legal and reporting obligations, and carry ultimate responsibility for OPAD’s financial well-being. Collectively, the Board has a wealth of experience and expertise across many different fields. These qualities help OPAD to reach its full potential as an organization. They also hold them to account for their leadership of the organization. OPAD’s trustees are ultimately responsible in law for INGO, its assets, and its activities.
