Sam Chittick

Sam Chittick was appointed country representative for the Philippines in July 2017. He oversees the Foundation’s programming in the Philippines, focused on supporting economic growth, strengthening justice and the rule of law, fostering peace and development, and improving governance. He leads a large country team with offices in Manila, Cotabato and Zamboanga, and engagements with a wide range of Philippine and international partners.

Sam has deep expertise in a number of the core areas of Foundation work, including governance and decentralization; peace, security, and conflict; local economic development; and human rights and the rule of law. Over the last twenty years, he has worked within and alongside a range of development organizations, including the World Bank, Australian Aid, the United Nations, GIZ, and non-government organizations in 14 countries across Asia and Africa, eight years of which were in the Philippines. In his last role before joining the Foundation, he served as a Conflict, Security, and Development Consultant for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., while working on peace in the southern Philippines, forced displacement challenges in Afghanistan, and development challenges in Thailand’s southern provinces.