Christina is Chief Executive at Start Network, a membership of 100 local, national and international NGOs working to change the way humanitarian aid is designed, resourced and delivered. She has more than 20 years of experience in humanitarian policy and practice has lived and worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Sudan. Prior to joining Start Network Christina was Head of the Humanitarian Policy Group at the Overseas Development Institute in London, leading policy research on local humanitarian action, counter-terrorism, humanitarian reform, refugee livelihoods and private finance. In an earlier role Christina was the Chief of Policy Analysis and Innovation at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) where she led OCHA’s work on aid effectiveness, cash assistance, humanitarian reform and the protection of civilians. While at the UN, Christina also led the Secretary-General’s Task Force on the Global Food Crisis of 2008 and worked as a spokesperson for the Emergency Relief Coordinator and for the Deputy Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan. Christina is a frequent writer and speaker on conflict and humanitarian aid.