Professional Summary

Executive Operations & Governance Leader with 15+ years directing complex multi-donor portfolios, transforming organizational systems, and enabling high-performing teams across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Expert in shaping governance frameworks, financial accountability mechanisms, HR systems, and crisis-readiness SOPs that allow organizations to scale sustainably and deliver measurable impact. Recognized for elevating executive decision-making, redesigning cross-functional workflows, and embedding performance, compliance, and resilience into institutional culture. Founder of BAIA Advisory, supporting NGOs, IGOs, and mission-driven businesses to align operational excellence with emerging agendas in Nature-based Solutions (NbS), Blue Economy, and climate finance.

Key Achievements

Directed complex multi-donor portfolios up to USD 40M, consistently meeting compliance, audit, and delivery standards for major international donors and private philanthropic institutions.

Built and led high-performing teams of 200+ staff, elevating accountability, performance, and operational culture across diverse and challenging environments.

Designed and institutionalized governance, HR, procurement, and financial control systems adopted by 400+ staff, strengthening organizational performance and decision-making.

Authored and implemented risk, security, and business continuity frameworks, safeguarding operations during conflict, political instability, pandemics, and natural disasters.

Served as strategic advisor to senior leadership and government partners, aligning operational structures with governance priorities, justice sector reform, and sustainability objectives.

Led enterprise-wide process, SOP, and workflow reforms that reduced operational bottlenecks, increased transparency, and positioned organizations for climate-finance and NbS/Blue Economy integration. 

Technical Competencies

Executive Leadership, Governance & Risk

Strategic Planning | Institutional Governance | Operating Models | Enterprise Risk Management | Organizational Performance | Executive Advisory

Donor Compliance, Financial Accountability & Portfolio Oversight

Multi-Donor Compliance | Financial Controls | Audit Readiness | Grants Oversight | Portfolio Assurance | Cost-Efficiency Optimization

Operations Transformation & Systems Strengthening

Process Engineering | SOPs & Internal Policies | Organizational Diagnostics | Workflow Optimization | Change Management | Quality Assurance | Operational Efficiency

Human Capital, Workforce Planning & Organizational Culture

HR Governance | Talent Acquisition | Workforce Planning | Performance Systems | Succession Planning | Coaching | Organizational Culture & Capacity Development

Climate, Resilience & Sustainability Integration

NbS & Blue Economy Operationalization | Climate Finance Foundations | Resilience & Risk Planning | Crisis & Continuity Management | Sustainability Mainstreaming