Courtney McLarnon brings over a decade of experience in social norms and behavior change, family planning and reproductive health, gender equity, male engagement, and gender-based violence prevention. Her work bridges implementation, research, learning, and capacity strengthening, particularly in support of locally driven, evidence-informed strategies for scale.

At GEH, Courtney serves as the Director of Strategic Engagement and Impact. In this role, she leads donor engagement and business development efforts, including donor outreach strategy and special initiatives. She guides the Center’s external positioning, overseeing communications and branding efforts, and advising on the design of research and knowledge products for practical use and policy uptake. Courtney was formerly the Deputy and Learning Director of the USAID-funded Agency for All project at GEH, and is currently working on a number of initiatives focused on generating and synthesizing evidence on social norms change for health and wellbeing.

Courtney joins GEH from Washington, D.C., where she worked on the USAID-funded Passages Project at Georgetown University. She holds a MSc from the University of Edinburgh and a BA from McGill University. Originally from Montreal, Canada, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her family, experimenting with global cuisines, and is passionate about low-impact living and environmental sustainability.