Swathi Massar

Localization Project Lead / Director, Gender, Diversity, & Inclusion

Mercy Corps

Swathi Massar has over 15 years of experience strengthening and driving inclusion in organizations across the globe, particularly in conflict-affected and post-conflict settings. Major efforts she has led include the incubation, growth, and independence of an NGO dedicated to promoting justice for Syria, and strengthening and promoting an inclusive community development model in South Asia that builds sustained community cohesion and development. In her current role at Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian and development organization dedicated to alleviating suffering, poverty, and oppression, Swathi is leading Mercy Corps’ Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion priority to ensure that the organization becomes more equitable and inclusive in all the contexts where it operates. Swathi is dedicated to listening and learning from team members at all levels throughout this organizational change process, and to leveraging Mercy Corps’ assets for short-term successes while putting in place a framework for long-term behavior change.