Abigail Grider-Reiff (she/her) is a mid-career professional with strong communication and data analysis skills. She has managed complex projects across various sectors, from education to global health, with a passion for social impact.
Abigail is a senior program associate at Results for Development (R4D), where she works on global health programs. Currently, she is supporting USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases, East document and disseminate program learnings. Previously, Abigail was an intern with the Evaluation and Adaptive Learning team and contributed to MEL workstreams for the Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator and Play to Learn in Djibouti.
Throughout her career, Abigail has worked on projects where data informs decision-making. She has helped produced mixed-methods reports on the economic impact of chronic kidney disease on the agricultural communities in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua and the potential efficacy of an employer-led Rest, Water, Shade intervention. She has also been a contributor to a comprehensive guide of policy options to improve maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in U.S. states. This guide is the first of its kind developed specifically for U.S. governors to tackle the maternal and infant health crisis.
Before joining R4D, Abigail worked as a consultant in the social sector. As a policy consultant, she worked with a team to develop strategy cases for emerging areas of interest for the Global Policy and Advocacy Department for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As a philanthropic consultant, Abigail helped philanthropists articulate their focus areas, provide analytics to prioritize issues by greatest need, and designed grantmaking strategies that merge the two for social good.
Abigail holds a master’s degree in global policy from the University of Texas and bachelor’s degrees in economics and French. She is a native English speaker and is also fluent in French.
