Key Skills and Expertise

Bringing more than two decades of experience, this expert is a seasoned manager with extensive private sector expertise primarily in Africa, and the Middle East. With an understanding of international business practices and their application to emerging markets, their focus has culminated into making them an expert in strategic management. With this expertise, this expert's skills can seamless translate to development sector organizations that require an operational response to adapt to changes in their market and situational environment.

Drawing on an expertise in impacting leaders and organizations and a metric-oriented approach, the expert also functions as an executive-level bridge for global organizations seeking to translate their corporate goals to emerging markets. In their journey toward becoming expert in providing strategic management expertise, they have a track-record that includes working for startup subsidiaries of large organizations working on multi-million dollar projects, independent management consulting to clients in diverse fields, and leading smaller standalone companies (SMEs).

Project Experience, Sectors, and Geographic Focus

With a background in diverse sectors such as telecommunications, financial services, information technology, and independent management consulting, the expert has experience working in strategic management, cross-border collaborations, and business development. The geographic scope of their work contributing to international business operations spans regional and international projects with extensive professional experience across East Africa, the UK, and select countries in North Africa and the Middle East.

General Background and Education

Fluent in English and with a working knowledge of Swahili, the expert has experience operating in Anglophone, Francophone, and Arabic cultures. They have utilized their skills in international business contexts, working with teams across Africa and the Middle East, and for employers based in Europe and Asia. Their educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Economics with majors in Finance and Multinational Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. At the post graduate level, they hold a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in Strategy and Finance from the Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town, South Africa.