k.rot@afdb.org

Mrs. Karen Rot-Münstermann is the Evaluator General of the African Development Bank.

Karen joined the Independent Development Evaluation function (IDEV) in June 2014 as Division Manager for Knowledge Management, Outreach, and Capacity Development, before becoming Evaluator General in April 2022.  Prior to IDEV, she worked in the AfDB’s Resource Mobilization Department, responsible for the three-yearly replenishment process of the African Development Fund and the allocation of ADF resources to African countries.

Before joining the Bank in 2009, Karen was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Dutch Ministry of Finance (Treasury, Foreign Financial Relations Department). She holds Masters degrees in Political Science, European Studies, and Economics.