Lenka Blanárová is an established expert in nutrition assessments and evaluations with more than 16 years of professional experience in humanitarian and development settings in Africa, Asia, Latin American and the Caribbean. She has a track record of technical advisory and backstopping roles for the Global Nutrition Cluster, UN agencies and multiple NGOs, notably linked with nutrition causal analyses (Link NCA) and CMAM coverage assessments. She is an experienced qualitative researcher, particularly interested in nutrition determinants and behaviour change. Ardent advocate of localisation, she promotes a genuine integration of community engagement in the humanitarian and development programming with a strong focus on community-led initiatives.