Alonzo Fulgham

Who is Alonzo Fulgham?

Alonzo Fulgham is the former Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. On January 27, 2009, he was appointed by President Barack Obama as Acting Administrator of USAID, replacing Henrietta Fore. Prior to this appointment, from 2006 to 2009 served as Chief Operating Officer of USAID.

He more recently served as Vice President to International Relief and Development. IRD is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization responsible for implementing relief stabilization and development programs worldwide. IRD's mission is to reduce the suffering of the world's most vulnerable groups and provide the tools and resources needed to increase their self-sufficiency. During his tenure at IRD, Fulgham was responsible for execution and strategic business initiatives that cut across IRD’s operations, program development and emerging business services areas.

In July 2012, Alonzo Fulgham was named Vice President for Strategy and Sustainable International Development at CH2M HILL.