Ms. Stacy Richards-Kennedy
Director, Office of Development, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy leads the regional Office of Development at The University of the West Indies (UWI). She was appointed Director following the establishment of the Office of Development in 2016. The Office focuses on strengthening linkages between the regional university and multilateral development partners and deepening the university’s engagement in national and regional processes to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 development agenda. The Office also coordinates the SDG 13 Global University Consortium on Climate Action (SDG 13) bringing together universities from across 6 geographic continents to collaborate on climate change teaching, research and advocacy.
Dr. Richards-Kennedy has over 20 years’ experience in development management and development financing. Prior to taking up her role as Director of Development, Dr. Richards-Kennedy was the Assistant Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten between 2014 and 2016. Her previous appointments include Chief Technical Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – Washington DC, Consultant, The World Bank – Washington DC and Programme Specialist, UNESCO – Paris. Over the course of her career, Dr. Richards-Kennedy has led the design, execution and evaluation of diverse development programmes as well as managed multi-donor trust funds, working in collaboration with a range of development partners in Europe, Africa, North America and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Fluent in Spanish, French and English, Dr. Richards-Kennedy’s research focuses on the societal impact of university research, knowledge brokerage and development effectiveness.