Gerald is an international development and social impact consultant with extensive experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. He has worked on a variety of projects on both sides of Hispaniola, most recently related to solar energy and financial inclusion. He also served as an adviser to former US Ambassador James Brewster on human rights issues related to Haitians in the DR and currently works as Project Coordinator for the Organization of American States (OAS) in Port-au-Prince. As an undergraduate at Yale, Gerald co-founded Yspaniola, a US-based 501(c)3 organization that promotes education and community development in migrant communities (bateyes) in the DR. During a Fulbright grant in 2010, Gerald worked to improve Yspaniola's local program and grow the organization from the ground up. He has also lived, studied and/or conducted research in France, Cuba, China, Argentina and the UK and speaks Spanish, French, Haitian Creole and Portuguese. Gerald holds a B.A. in International Studies and French from Yale University and a Master's of Public Administration in International Development from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.