Ms. Brooke Isham arrived as Mission Director for USAID/Morocco in 2018. She served as Mission Director for USAID/Iraq from 2015-2018, and previously served as Mission Director for USAID/Azerbaijan.

Before Azerbaijan, Ms. Isham was posted in Afghanistan as Deputy USAID Mission Director where her responsibilities included the USAID economic growth and infrastructure portfolios, as well as USAID field operations in Northern and Western Afghanistan. Ms. Isham also worked in Washington, D.C. as the Director of USAID's Office of Food for Peace. Additionally, Ms. Isham served as Deputy USAID Mission Director in Sudan. Further, she worked in Jordan, Russia, Central Asia, and Mali for USAID, focusing on program management and program analysis.

Ms. Isham received a Ph.D. in commodity economics from Stanford University. She also holds a master’s degree in applied economics and a bachelor’s degree in economics, both from Stanford University.