Stephen Lear is an institutional development consultant and project manager helping government and humanitarian organizations in the developing world including fragile states work better.  He designs and implements technical advice in corporate governance, change management, procurement and contract management, organization development and compliance, building capacity and improving services.  Stephen is currently leading a World Bank project to capitalise and institutionalise a small business apex institution in Somalia and has undertaken other similar assignments recently in Somalia for World Bank and EU.   Prior to this Stephen built capacity of a project to locate missing people from recent conflicts in Georgia for the International Committee of the Red Cross.  Stephen has worked for many years on assignments in Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, UK and US and has worked with international NGOs, foundations, government organisations and private sector businesses.  He is a qualified executive coach and lectures management topics at university level.  Stephen commenced his career in the oil industry and has an MBA and post-graduate diploma in human resources.