Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 26 years of experience, the expert specializes in climate risk assessment, ESG integration, and sustainability consulting. Key qualifications include managing global projects, building strategic partnerships, and providing technical guidance to governments and private sectors. Career highlights include leading initiatives to enhance ESG compliance for over 250 companies in Africa and managing multi-million dollar USAID-funded projects. Previously held roles such as Senior Environment Advisor and Chief of Party, with accomplishments in training, capacity building, and developing climate-related financing strategies. Responsibilities have included strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and policy development.

Project experience and donor exposure

The expert has extensive experience collaborating with international donors such as USAID, USDA, USDOS, World Bank, and the United Nations. Worked across diverse projects involving project implementation, technical assistance, and capacity building in sectors like agriculture, livelihoods, natural resource management, and climate change. The expert has managed regional and national-scale projects across diverse geographic locations, including Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Africa, focusing on enhancing sustainability, climate resilience, and governance frameworks.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in sectors such as environment and natural resource management, food security, humanitarian aid, social development, and corporate social responsibility, the expert has held roles like Senior Environment Advisor, Climate Integration Lead, and Chief of Party. Responsibilities have included project leadership, strategic planning, and technical guidance. The expert possesses interdisciplinary knowledge in climate risk strategies and ESG frameworks. The geographic scope of work spans regional and country-specific initiatives across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, focusing on sustainability and resilience in diverse cultural and governance contexts.

Geographic experience includes extensive work across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Countries of experience include Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, The Gambia, Liberia, Cameroon, Niger, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela. The expert has demonstrated deep familiarity with local governance and cultural dynamics, particularly in Southeast Asia, through long-term assignments and region-specific expertise in climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development projects.

Languages and education

With a background in language proficiency, the expert is a native English speaker and has professional working proficiency in Indonesian and Malay, with limited working proficiency in Spanish. These language skills have been utilized in diverse international contexts, including project management and collaboration with multilingual teams across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, supporting effective communication and engagement with stakeholders in various development and environmental projects.

The expert holds a Ph.D. in Forestry and Natural Resource Management and an M.A. in Geography (Spatial Analysis & Land Use) from Louisiana State University, USA. Additionally, the expert earned a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. The educational background also includes participation in the University of California Education Abroad Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia and a Tropical Biology Field Course in Costa Rica and Panama through the Organization for Tropical Studies.