Philip Evans

Phil Evansis Director at Bank of England. He took over as Head of DFID Somalia in April 2014.

Career

Phil joined DFID in 1993, having previously worked for the UN and World Bank. He has worked in Africa for many years, including heading DFID’s country offices in Sierra Leone (2011-14), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009-11) and Zimbabwe (2007-09).

Previous roles in government

Head of DFID Somalia in 2014 to 2019Head of DFID Sierra Leone in 2011 to 2014

Education

He has a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge.

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