Iain Jones

Iain Jones, Head of Portfolio: Economics and Financing at Sightsavers.

Iain Jones is an economist with 25 years’ experience in international development, working in the UK Government and international nongovernment organizations. Iain provides strategic and technical leadership to Sightsavers’ portfolio of economic evaluations in eye health, inclusive health and inclusive education, and neglected tropical diseases. This work contributes to addressing both programmatic challenges and global knowledge gaps, as well as helping to improve the effectiveness, value for money, equity, and sustainability of Sightsavers’ programmes.

Prior to joining Sightsavers, he worked at the Department for International Development (DFID) for almost 20 years – including a number of years in the health sector supporting evidence-informed policy on health systems strengthening, health financing, and the prevention/treatment of communicable diseases, as well as leading work on value for money across DFID’s health portfolio.