John Whalen serves as president of Pact Institute, a subsidiary of Washington D.C.-based NGO, Pact. He concurrently holds the title of senior vice president for knowledge management and innovation for Pact globally. Pact Institute focuses on programmatic innovation, best practices for utilization of information technology, networking analysis, thought leadership, partnerships and productization, all designed to complement Pact’s larger programmatic portfolios of international development projects in Africa and Asia. Pact Institute works with donors such as the Rockefeller Foundation; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; the GE Foundation; the Coca-Cola Foundation; Chevron; the Global Fund; the United Nations Development Program; IOM; SIDA; Danida; the EU; ITRI; and others. Mr. Whalen has more than 25 years of experience in the private, government and nonprofit sectors in community-building, international affairs and technology innovation. Prior to joining Pact’s senior management team, Mr. Whalen served on the board of directors of Pact from 2007 through 2010, serving both on the Executive Committee and as chairman of the board of Pact Institute.