Nick York oversees independent evaluations of human development, country programs and economic management as well as corporate evaluations and global partnerships. Prior to this shift to Washington DC, Mr. York was Chief Professional Officer for evaluation in DFID in the UK.  He joined DFID in 2004 working on country program evaluations.  His team was responsible for independent evaluation of DFID's major policies and programs and developing the evaluation function in DFID including support on capacity and quality.   

Mr. York also chaired the DAC evaluation network, has made significant contributions to evaluation quality standards and systems worldwide – including peer reviewing both the UNDP and GEF evaluation functions and the German aid system for the OECD DAC.  He helped to set up 3ie, which promotes rigorous impact evaluation in international development.  Nick’s background and training in economics includes advising on health systems and quality for 10 years for the UK government and he has also worked as a macroeconomist in the UK.