Meghan Burland

Meghan Burland is the chief of party for the Leaders Advancing Democracy (LEAD) Mongolia program at World Learning. Funded by USAID, the $6.6 million LEAD project’s goal is to champion the next generation of democracy advocates in Mongolia through civic education and leadership training initiatives. Prior to joining World Learning in May 2019, she spent six years at the National Democratic Institute managing democracy and governance programs in Nepal, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, including the development of NDI’s party-to-party exchange programming in Vietnam and Laos and numerous collaborations with civil society organizations, political parties, and elected representatives across Asia. She also previously supported the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and served as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Vietnam. Burland received a bachelor’s degree in international relations and history from Wellesley College and a master’s degree in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Expertise: project management; youth development; civic education; civil society training and capacity building; writing