Dr McDonald Lewanika is a Politics and Development professional and researcher with over 20 years of experience working in Zimbabwe, the Southern Africa region and some parts of Europe. During this career, McDonald has led and managed civil society coalitions and organisations, designed and conducted high-level research-based advocacy, planned and coordinated national and global campaigns, and developed, fundraised for and managed multi-year multi-donor programs. McDonald holds a PhD in Political Science from the London School of Economics. He is currently the Chief of Party at the Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.