Emanuella FERNANDES DOUGHERTY

Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes Dougherty
Senior Learning Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes Dougherty is the Senior Learning Officer at the Global Environment Facility, where she leads strategic learning initiatives within the Integration and Knowledge Management Division. With over 15 years of experience in multilateral institutions, she specializes in embedding learning into programming, scaling knowledge products across Integrated Programs, and strengthening capacity through workshops, clinics, and digital learning.

Before joining the GEF Secretariat, Manu advanced knowledge management and learning at the World Bank’s PROGREEN Global Partnership and led digital learning and outreach strategies at the IMF. A Brazilian national, she holds a master’s degree in Latin American Studies (International Affairs) from Georgetown University and a BA in Communications and Journalism from Brazil.