Dr. Stephen Porter is currently a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank and a Research Associate within the Wits School of Governance at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. At IEG he leads on the development of synthesis techniques, responsible practices and undertakes evaluation. He has worked on monitoring and evaluation at Department for International Development, Oxfam, the African Medical and Research Foundation and the University of Witwatersrand. He holds an MPhil in Public Policy from the University of Cape Town, a Doctorate from the University of East Anglia and has published nine peer reviewed articles on evaluation.