Joseph Hoffman’s background straddles higher education reform, public policy, research, and governance, through public service and consultancy experience. As a consultant, his clients have included governments, the World Bank, UNDP, EU, IADB, IDRC, CIDA, ADB and FCDO (DFID) directly or indirectly through major international firms and not-for-profits. His 20+ years of government experience includes senior roles spanning education/training, labour, intergovernmental relations and economic policy. Joseph is a currently a senior associate with Paeradigms, a Swiss-based NGO and social enterprise which recently completed a review of the 42 Master's and PhD programmes of the Pan African University. He was involved in the FCDO Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform programme from its pre-inception in 2015, and as team leader from 2016 through May 2021. Prior to that he was the founding Executive Director of the Nairobi-based Partnership for African Social & Governance Research, which has led several innovative collaborations in higher education and research. He currently sits on the independent advisory board of the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ Partnership for Enhanced & Blended Learning (PEBL–West Africa), is a strategic advisor to the Lending for Higher Education in Africa Partnership (LEAP), and recently assisted the British Council with the design and launch of its Innovation for African Universities programme. In past years he was active in several research and capacity-building projects of the Global Development Network; was a member of the Advisory Board of the Data-Pop Alliance, a think-tank on big data and development; and Board member of International Lawyers & Economists Against Poverty.
