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USAID’s Partnerships Incubator

Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
USAID’s Partnerships Incubator by Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company

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Title
  • USAID’s Partnerships Incubator
Entrant
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company

About This Project

Summary

USAID’s Partnerships Incubator re-engineered aid delivery through tech-driven innovation. WorkwithUSAID.org reached 395K+ users, 4M+ pageviews, and 7,500 partner profiles with AI-enabled tools in three languages. Coupled with 16 service blueprints, 50+ landscape analyses, and data-driven partner readiness assessments, it created scalable digital pathways that unlocked $1.6B in funding and institutionalized locally led development.

Goals & Objectives

To institutionalize innovation as a core driver of development by embedding AI tools, multilingual digital platforms, and advanced service design into USAID’s global partnership ecosystem, creating scalable, data-driven pathways that localize funding and strengthen partner readiness.

Results & Impact

The Incubator connected 8,000+ organizations to $1.6B in funding, delivered 16 blueprint-driven services, trained 3,000+ partners, and conducted 50+ landscape analyses—embedding innovation, data-driven tools, and local leadership across USAID’s global partnership model.

the team

Tina Cardosi
  • Owner
  • TM Design
Saad Chowdhury
  • Director
  • Big Blue Communications
Telmo Martins
  • Co-founder
  • Miew
Orlando Rocha
  • Co-founder
  • Miew
Matt Johnson
  • Director - USA
  • Miew
Donna Roa
  • Project Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Brandon Sitzmann
  • Deputy Project Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Alene McMahon
  • Acceleration Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Trevor Baim
  • Acceleration Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Dipung Chhay
  • Finance & Operations Coordinator
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Sorphoan Ear
  • Finance & Operations Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Magaly Garza
  • Acceleration Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Gabriela González
  • Acceleration Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Kevan Hayes
  • Deputy Technical Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Elizabeth Heller
  • Senior Partnerships Manager
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Dan O’Connor
  • Acceleration Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Thomas Overby
  • Senior Finance & Operations Coordinator
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Adal Reyes
  • Unit Director, Digital User Experience
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Anand Rudra
  • Acceleration Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Jane Servin
  • Acceleration Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Eugene Spiro
  • Acceleration Director
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Angela Tan
  • Project Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Vicky Varela
  • Web & Communications Coordinator
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Eric Weber
  • Communications Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Sam Weisman
  • Acceleration Liaison
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Natalie Wuertz
  • Assistant Project Manager
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Jan Cartwright
  • Senior Content and Communications Manager
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Bianca Ontiveros Flores
  • Web & Communications Manager
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Sophia Rubin
  • Senior Program Coordinator
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Natalia Kolbjornsen
  • Program Manager
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Tori Cose
  • Senior Operations Coordinator
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Andrew Kaiser
  • President
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Abby Young
  • Program Coordinator
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company
Julia Bressler
  • Senior Program Manager
  • Kaizen, A Tetra Tech Company