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Erin Collinson

Program Director, US Development Policy and Senior Fellow

Erin Collinson, Program Director, US Development Policy and Senior Fellow

Bio

Erin Collinson is director of Policy Outreach and a senior fellow at CGD. Prior to joining the CGD staff, she spent over five years working in the US Senate. Originally from the Chicago area, Collinson holds a Master of Development Practice degree from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Environmental Policy from Denison University.

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Governments and Development

US Development Policy

US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Latest from
Erin

Collinson

Farming, Rwanda

Blog Post

Trump’s FY27 Budget and the Future of US Foreign Assistance

Jocilyn Estes et al.

April 14, 2026

Gritty photograph looking through barbed wire at a hazy, smoke-filled war zone with military vehicles and tents

Blog Post

From Debt Swaps to War Zones

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Clemence Landers

April 07, 2026

US-donated rice distribution in Liberia

Blog Post

One Year In, What Do We Know About Humanitarian and Development Spending Under Trump?

Erin Collinson et al.

February 04, 2026

Construction workers at building site in Panama

Blog Post

What DFC’s 2025 Portfolio Reveals About What Comes Next

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January 23, 2026

Woman and child walk along a railway line in Mozambique

Blog Post

US Congress Says Yes to Foreign Aid—Now Comes the Hard Part

Erin Collinson et al.

January 16, 2026

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News and Media

America first, aid second: Inside the 2026 foreign assistance overhaul

Development Aid

We never stopped foreign aid, but now we are doing more with less

The Hill

US funding: Risks, power shifts, and a boatload of questions

The New Humanitarian

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