Sue Unsworth worked for many years for the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), including as Regional Director for Asia and Chief Governance Adviser. She was one of the main initiators of DFID's "Drivers of Change" programme, has been a Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies, and has worked with a wide range of donors to help them apply political economy analysis to development practice. She is a Principal at The Policy Practice, and a Trustee of the Overseas Development Institute.