Tiffany Barnes-Huggins is a Program Officer with the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). She holds a Masters in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership from Carleton University and Bachelor's in International Development Studies from McGill University. Her work with KIX involves managing and implementing the communications and knowledge translation activities for the initiative. During her time at IDRC, she has also led knowledge mobilization projects in Canada and across Asia and Africa on topics related to institutional strengthening and women’s economic empowerment. Prior to joining IDRC in 2017, she performed advisory research projects on public and digital governance for clients in the public and private sector. She also developed and implemented marketing and communications strategies for organizations in the non-profit sector.