Anna Winoto has more than 20 years of experience leading and managing complex development programs in Indonesia. Her expertise encompasses public health and nutrition, social protection, governance and community-led development. She is a skilled facilitator of multi-stakeholder collaboration. She has worked with the national governments of Australia and Indonesia and with UNICEF.
As part of the International Technical Practice, Anna provides technical advice on governance, adaptive management, and locally led development. She facilitates knowledge exchange and thought leadership on these issues across programs in Asia Pacific. She also provides oversight to the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) program in Cambodia. Based in Jakarta, Anna represents Abt in Indonesia, maintaining priority partnerships with major clients and national partners.
Previously Anna led the delivery of KOMPAK, a partnership between the governments of Australia and Indonesia to improve basic services and economic opportunities for poor and vulnerable Indonesians. She oversaw a multidisciplinary team of 150 staff, seven offices, and an annual budget of $22 million (AUD) to deliver fit-for-purpose technical assistance, pilots, capacity development, and research to the Indonesian government. Her leadership contributed to consistent and continuous improvements in program performance from 2015 to 2021. Before KOMPAK, Anna provided strategic advice to the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning on poverty reduction. Prior to that, she served in several positions in UNICEF Indonesia focusing on social protection and maternal and child nutrition.
Expertise
- Governance
- Locally led development
- Leadership and strategy
- Organizational and change management
- Stakeholder engagement and partnership
Key Projects
- ACCESS 2, Cambodia
- KOMPAK, Indonesia
Publications
- Achmad, Maliki, Graham Teskey, Anna Winoto, and Michael Woolcock. 2023. Responding Adaptively to the COVID-19 Crisis in Indonesia: Insights and Implications from an Indonesian Governance Program – Building State Capability. Harvard Kennedy School Center for International Development, faculty working paper.
- Anna Winoto and Annemarie Reerink. 11 September 2023. What does locally led development mean in practice.
- Anna Winoto. 12 January 2023. Local leadership in donor-funded programs. DevPolicy. https://devpolicy.org/local-leadership-in-donor-funded-programs-20230112/
- Anna Winoto, “Catalyzing Local Innovation to Improve Services for Indonesia’s Poor, Strategic Review, April 2015
- Fitsum Assefa, Sri Sukotjo (Ninik), Anna Winoto and David Hipgrave, Increased diarrhea following infant formula distribution in 2006 earthquake response in Indonesia: evidence and actions, Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) Field Exchange 34, p30-35, October 2008
Education
- Master of Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Ancora Foundation Scholar
- Master of Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
- Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University
Awards/Honors
- Class Speaker, Harvard Kennedy School Mid-Career Class of 2013
- UNICEF Leadership Development Initiative, 2009-10