Additional Context: Reporting for Devex, Rebecca Root asked senior professionals what it’s been like to navigate the agency’s collapse. As described by a former USAID official, following the layoffs, many initially hoped they could take their years of leadership skills and management experience to the private sector. But many find it hard to reposition decades of public-sector work into a corporate context. Others find the harmful narratives that were used to dismantle the agency as a potential barrier.

Source: Devex