Dr Mary Goretti Nakabugo is Executive Director of Uwezo Uganda, giving the organisation strategic leadership and directing its research agenda and evidence sharing. She is a Board member and Secretary of the Regional Education Learning Initiative Africa (RELI Africa) and is co-Principal Investigator of its flagship program on Assessment & Action for Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE). She represents Africa on the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR) Advisory Board. Her prior work experience has mainly been in research and teaching in higher education. She was Twaweza Country Lead and Regional Manager of Uwezo East Africa. She has held academic and research positions at the University of KwaZulu-Natal- South Africa, Makerere University- Uganda and Mary Immaculate College - University of Limerick, Ireland. She was a Visiting Professor at Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. Currently, she is Chairperson of Kyambogo University Council and Muteesa 1 Royal University Council. She is a Fellow and Vice President of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) and chairs its Standing Committee on Education. Her research interests include: assessment for learning, education and international development, teacher education, and curriculum development.