Allan Martinez Venegas ’14

Allan Martinez, an applied anthropology and human-centered design specialist, has extensive experience tackling global social challenges. Projects include recruiting Ebola treatment unit staff in Liberia, addressing mosquito-borne diseases in rural Panama, and launching public-private partnerships in Nigeria. Allan’s research work includes understanding COVID-19 and HPV vaccine hesitancy in Kenya, identifying safeguarding and protection risks in humanitarian operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, and tackling causes of school attrition in Liberia. With a strong teaching background, Allan is a trainer and facilitator for research teams worldwide. He instructs at the University of Turin and the United Nations International Training Center of the ILO, teaching in the Master’s in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development, Master’s of Technology and Public Policy, and the Master’s in Development Management. Additionally, Allan is a teaching team member at IDEO, a premier Human-Centered Design firm. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Anthropology with a concentration in Human Rights and Humanitarianism from Macalester College and a master’s degree in Social Innovation for Sustainable Development from the University of Turin and the United Nations International Training Center of the ILO.