Lisa Magno is a seasoned international development leader with over two decades of experience advancing democratic governance, economic opportunity, and public service across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. As a senior executive at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), she has led multi-disciplinary teams of up to 100 professionals and overseen programs valued at up to $50 million in some of the world’s most complex and dynamic environments.

Magno most recently served as Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, where she ensured accountability for $26 billion in budget support to Ukraine during wartime. She has worked at USAID since 2003, serving in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Guatemala and representing the U.S. in strategic dialogues with partner governments in Albania and North Macedonia. Her leadership helped sustain essential services under crisis conditions, reinforced local ownership of development, and advanced U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Throughout her career, Magno has managed more than 800 grants to civil society and community-based organizations and spearheaded the return of USAID democracy assistance to Central Europe. She has evaluated and trained USAID field staff in 12 USAID Missions and offices in Europe and Eurasia and contributed to strategic planning for entities such as the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro and the International Fund for Ireland.

Magno holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration from the University of the Philippines and studied development at American University. She speaks Spanish and Filipino.