• Bruny Laguerre

    Gender and Policy Advisor · Writer · Emerging Voice in Global Diplomacy

    I work where global commitments meet the ground, advising institutions, writing about power and responsibility, and engaging in the policy spaces where decisions are made.

    15 years across Africa and the Caribbean in more than 30 countries. Work that has shaped over USD 400 million in donor-funded programs.

    Master's in International Affairs and Diplomacy (UNITAR with Universitat Oberta de Catalunya). Certified in Gender Equality (GenderPro, The George Washington University) and trained in humanitarian, bilateral, and multilateral diplomacy at DiploFoundation.

    Based in Nairobi, Kenya. Working globally. English, French, Haitian Creole, and basic Spanish.

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  • Institutions today operate in environments shaped by conflict, climate pressure, shrinking resources, and heightened accountability. In this context, technical and compliance-driven approaches are no longer enough.

    What is required is strategy that understands context, power, and people, and that can turn global commitments into grounded, workable action.

    You don't need another consultant. You need a thought partner.

  • How I Work

    I work with institutions at moments of transition, pressure, or strategic recalibration. My role is to help leaders and teams think clearly, align their systems, and make decisions that hold under complexity.

    My approach combines field-grounded experience with senior policy and institutional advisory, so I can move between strategy, governance, and implementation without losing the thread.

  • Core Areas of Advisory

    1

    Institutional Strategy & Policy Design

    Supporting organizations to align vision, governance, and operational reality.

    2

    Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Advisory

    Strengthening how inclusion is embedded across systems, programs, and decision-making.

    3

    Leadership & Organizational Transformation

    Advising senior teams navigating complexity, accountability, and change.

  • What I’ve Seen

    • What happens when a project starts with no gender lens at all, and the team has to go back to the community to do the work that should have been done at the start. That return trip costs money, time, and trust.
    • Gender integration done so poorly that it would have been faster to start from scratch, the box ticked but the thinking never done.
    • Policies written well and implemented questionably, the commitment clear on paper and missing on the ground.
    • Governments struggling to track gender-based violence cases, unable to show the cost of inaction or the return on a safe environment.
    • Private sector teams who want to build an inclusive environment for their staff but do not know where to start, willing but without the tools to turn intention into practice.

    I have seen these patterns repeat across countries and sectors. That is why I do this work the way I do, early, structurally, and grounded in what a team can actually carry forward.

  • Who I Work With

    I work with institutions that are serious about integrity, learning, and long-term impact, including international organizations, donors, foundations, policy bodies, and coalitions operating in complex environments.

  • Writing & Perspectives

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