Jason Rosario Braganza, AFRODAD’s Executive Director,  is a Kenyan Economist with over ten years experience working on international development in Africa. Over the past decade, Jason has focused his work on trade and regional integration; finance for development and tax; illicit financial flows and domestic resource mobilisation as well as poverty and inequality. Jason also served as the Co-Head and Programme Director of Tax at the International Lawyers Project (ILP). Prior to joining ILP, Jason served as the Deputy Executive Director and Head of Research at Tax Justice Network Africa where he led its work on research and advocacy on illicit financial flows and tax justice at the continental and global level. Prior to this, Jason worked as a Senior Analyst at the Development Initiatives – Africa Hub and Economist at the Ministry of East African Community in Kenya. He joined AFRODAD in October 2020 as Executive Director.

Jason holds a Masters Degree in Development Economics from the University of Sussex (UK), and an Undergraduate Degree in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Jason also serves as Co-Chair of the Youth for Tax Justice Network (YTJN) and Associate Governor at St Ignatius College.