Ashleigh O’Connor-Hanlon Senior Development Officer London Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Ashleigh O’Connor-Hanlon joined Crisis Group in February 2022 as senior development officer, based in London. As part of the Government and Multilateral Relations team, she manages a portfolio of donor relations and donor-related projects. Professional Background Ashleigh’s previous experience focused on field-based implementation of humanitarian projects. She has worked with INGOs including the Danish Refugee Council and ACTED in north-eastern Nigeria. In these roles, she led the development and expansion as well as implementation of humanitarian projects in conflict-affected areas. She holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Oxford. Her research interest is on the nexus between conflict and development, with a particular focus on children in conflict.