InterAction Names Joel R. Charny Vice President, Humanitarian Policy and Practice
InterAction is pleased to announce the appointment of Joel R. Charny as its new Vice President, Humanitarian Policy and Practice. Charny will officially start on October 12 and will be responsible for helping to shape humanitarian policy and overall strategy in this crucial area.
Prior to joining InterAction, Charny served as Vice President for Policy at Refugees International, where he directed the program on issues of displacement and humanitarian response. With 30 years of experience in international relief and development, Charny has also worked as a Deputy Program Manager for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and in various capacities at OXFAM.
Charny earned an MA degree in Education from Harvard University, and a BA degree in European History from Brown University. From 2003-2004, he was a Foreign Politics, International Relations, and the National Interest Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for International Studies.
