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Building a bold, shared vision for the future of development cooperation
The former Vice President of Nigeria and Co-Chair of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition addressed the forum in Addis.
Today, there is resounding agreement that we need to rethink our approach to development cooperation.
Former Nigerian Vice President and Former Spanish Foreign Minister to serve as co-chairs of independent, time-bound coalition…
The global development cooperation system is under strain and at a turning point. A new approach is needed — one that works for and includes everyone.
The Coalition is an independent and time-bound group that will co-create a new approach through intensive consultations with a broad range of actors. Supported by nearly 20 countries, and backed by five philanthropic organizations, the Coalition will bring diverse experience and perspectives from across governments, the private sector, civil society, academia, and philanthropy.
Over the next year, through deep consultation and rigorous analysis, the Coalition will develop actionable recommendations to reform the global development cooperation system. These recommendations will be taken directly to countries at all stages of development and institutions to inform, advise, and support implementation.
For more information, read the terms of reference for the Coalition
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, served as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, and as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, playing key roles in the formulation and implementation of government initiatives and policies for economic and judicial reform, social investments, human capital development, digital and creative economy, climate action, and energy security.
Prior to this, he was a Professor of Public Law at the University of Lagos and a founding partner of the commercial law firm SimmonsCooper. He served as justice sector expert in the UN Mission in Somalia, and was a member of the UN Secretary-General’s committee on Rules on the Conduct and Discipline of Peace Keeping Forces. He also served as advisor to the African Development Bank Ethics Committee, and an independent director of Citibank Nigeria.
Beyond his tenure in office, Professor Osinbajo remains dedicated to advocating for climate action globally. In 2023, he was appointed as Board Chair of the Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAPA) and as a member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Council. He founded the North East Children’s Trust, for the creation of sustainable learning ecosystems for vulnerable children made orphans by the insurgency in North East Nigeria, co-founded Future Perspectives, an organization focused on innovation, and founded Climate Positive, an independent climate action not-for-profit. He also serves as Guardian of the UNDP led Africa Innovation Foundation (timbuktoo), board member of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, and active member of the African Leaders Debt Relief Initiative (ALDRI) along with a number of former African Heads of State, committed to addressing the urgent challenges of the sovereign debt crisis gripping the African continent. In January 2026, he was appointed Co-Chair of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition, an independent, time-bound initiative aimed at reimagining how countries cooperate, finance responsibly, and support sustainable development.
Arancha González is the Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po and the first woman to lead the world’s third school for Politics and International Studies.
In 2024 she was elected President of APSIA, the association that brings together the world’s leading schools of international affairs and diplomacy.
Prior to joining PSIA, Ms. González served as Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (2020-2021). She previously was Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (2013-2020). Between 2005 and 2013 she served as Chief of Staff to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Before that she held senior positions at the European Commission in the areas of international relations, trade, and development. Ms. González started her career as a lawyer in the private sector.
A Spanish national, Ms. González holds a degree in law from the University of Navarra and a Master in European Law from the University Carlos III of Madrid.
Alexia Latortue is a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD). Most recently, she served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development at the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Biden-Harris Administration.
In this role, she was the top policy advisor on climate, environment, and infrastructure; development finance and policy; trade and investment; and technical assistance. Alexia conceptualized and led the implementation of an initiative to evolve the multilateral development banks to be fit for purpose to help countries address 21st-century global challenges. She also spearheaded a strategy to use public finance to mobilize private capital into emerging markets. This was Alexia’s second tenure at Treasury, having previously served under the Obama-Biden Administration as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Policy. In 2025, she received the Alexander Hamilton Award, Treasury’s highest award.
Previously, Alexia was the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Deputy CEO and Managing Director for Corporate Strategy and served on the Executive Committee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), where she drove a new strategy focused on climate, inclusion, and digital solutions, and led work preparing for an incremental expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa. Earlier, Alexia spent ten years at the World Bank working on financial inclusion, culminating in her role as Deputy CEO of CGAP. She has also held positions in private sector development, including with Development Alternatives, Inc.
Alexia received her M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and her B.S. from Georgetown University. She serves on the boards of Suez and ODI Global and is a Special Advisor to the Trade and Development Bank Group.
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) is a Pan-African economic policy institute supporting Africa’s long-term growth through transformation. ACET produces research, offers policy advice, and connects key stakeholders so that African countries are better positioned for smart, inclusive, and sustainable development that improves lives.
The Center for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and improve lives through innovative economic research that drives better policy and practice by the world’s top decision makers.