President

Dr. Mary Kincaid is a leader and innovator in the field of gender mainstreaming in international development. Drawing on her training as an economist and public health practitioner - and nearly four decades of integrating attention to gender into projects worldwide - she spearheaded an effort to make addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment in foreign aid programs more practical and accessible. Her transdisciplinary approach has allowed her to work with donor institutions on issues as varied as women’s role in water governance, menstrual health management in the workplace, barriers to women’s entry in infrastructure jobs and health supply chains, and gender norms affecting access to health services.

 

As president and founder of Iris Group, a small consulting firm based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Mary leads a team of extraordinary professionals dedicated to using evidence and collaboration to advance gender equality and social inclusion.

 

Mary earned a Doctorate in Public Health and a Master’s degree in Economics, both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Davidson College.