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Hector Vivero, MBA, MA

Chief Programs Officer for International Relief Teams

Hector is the Chief Programs Officer for International Relief Teams and has over 14 years of experience working with humanitarian organizations across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Prior to joining IRT, Hector was the Emergency Response Representative in Moldova for Helvetas, a Swiss Development NGO, where he performed the role of Country Director for Humanitarian Operations. He was Head of Programs with the Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine, and he also worked extensively delivering livelihoods and cash assistance in Iraq, the Middle East Region, Myanmar, Libya and Afghanistan.

Hector holds an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an MA in Post-War Recovery Studies from the University of York, UK and a BA in Development Studies from the University of California at Berkeley.