Annabel S. Erulkar is country director in the Population Council’s office in Ethiopia and a senior associate with the Council's Poverty, Gender, and Youth program. Erulkar is a social scientist with over 15 years' experience developing and managing large programs related to adolescents, HIV and AIDS, and reproductive health; conducting large-scale research projects; and providing technical assistance throughout sub-Saharan Africa. She has established Population Council offices in Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as substantially expanded gender and youth program activities in Ethiopia and Kenya. Erulkar has authored over 30 reports and journal articles related to adolescence in sub-Saharan Africa, including schooling, livelihoods, gender-based violence, early marriage, sexual behavior, reproductive health, and “youth-friendly” services. Prior to joining the Council in 1995, she was responsible for research and management information systems at the Family Planning Association of Kenya, the largest nongovernmental family planning organization in the country. As an expatriate American/Canadian, she has lived in Africa for 15 years (in Kenya, Ghana, and Ethiopia) and coordinated large projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Erulkar holds an M.Sc. in population sciences from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in social statistics from University of Southampton, United Kingdom.