Kavitha Nallathambi is the Project Manager for the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA). She provides key administrative and project support to the initiative and coordinates work among the four learning groups. Prior to joining FXB, Ms. Nallathambi worked at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia as an administrative and research assistant for visiting fellow Peter Bell, former president and CEO of CARE, and a co-chair of the JLICA. She received her Masters' degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. She wrote her thesis on creating incentives to fund research and development for neglected diseases related to poverty. She did her undergraduate studies at Emory University, where she obtained a Bachelor's in International Studies with a concentration in Journalism. She has interned for a number of media organizations including CNN Headline News and COXnet. Additionally, she served as a research assistant at the Stanhope Centre for communications policy research in London, where she worked on a fellowship program for journalists from East Africa. Ms. Nallathambi speaks Tamil and French. She is a volunteer editor for OneWorld UK country guides and her interests also include writing poetry and short fiction.
