Elizabeth Akello
Associate · Grants, risk and compliance
Uganda, East Africa
Profile
Grants, risk and compliance specialist with over a decade of experience managing donor funds for nature, agriculture and health programmes.
At Palladium, she led grants and risk management for an €8 million nature-based solutions facility across five countries, covering due diligence, safeguarding and ESG risk. She previously managed grants for USAID-funded programmes implemented by DAI and John Snow Inc., and began her career in finance with World Vision.
She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, is completing an MBA, and works in English and Luo. She supports M&E Company on grant management, due diligence and donor compliance.