Dr Mary Goretti Nakabugo is Executive Director of Uwezo Uganda, a research-driven Civil Society Organisation that generates, curates and shares regular independent evidence on the status of education in Uganda and East Africa. She represents the African continent on the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR) Advisory Board. She also chairs the Board of the Regional Education Learning Initiative Africa (RELI Africa) and is co-Principal Investigator of its flagship program on Assessment and Action for Life Skills and Values in East Africa (ALiVE). Her prior work experience has mainly been in research, teaching and governance in higher education. She was Twaweza Country Lead and Regional Manager of Uwezo East Africa. She has held academic and research positions at the University of KwaZulu-Natal- South Africa, Makerere University- Uganda and Mary Immaculate College of University of Limerick, Ireland. She was a Visiting Professor at Centre for the Study of International Cooperation in Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. She was Chairperson of the 5th Kyambogo University Council. She was also Chairperson of the 6th Council of Muteesa I Royal University and is a member of its Board of Directors. She is a Fellow and Vice President of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) and chairs its Standing Committee on Education. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research interests include: assessment for learning, policy analysis, education and international development, teacher education, and curriculum development.