Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 12 years of experience, the expert specializes in private sector development, trade, and industrial infrastructure. They possess strong technical skills in economic analysis, financial modeling, and market systems development, using tools like MS Excel, STATA, and Atlas.ti. Previously held roles such as Principal Consultant at Triple Line Consulting and Managing Consultant at IPE Global, the expert has successfully led international projects, including designing a logistics hub in Tanzania and facilitating $19M in exports of Congolese coffee. Responsibilities have included significant contributions to capacity building and economic development across Asia and Africa.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as the World Bank, UNIDO, ILO, IFC, and TradeMark Africa. The expert's involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building in areas like private sector development, trade, logistics, and infrastructure. The projects were regional and national in scope, taking place in countries across East Africa, including Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, as well as in South Asia, including India and Myanmar.

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked in key sectors including private sector development, trade, logistics, and industrial infrastructure. Background includes positions at Triple Line Consulting and IPE Global, focusing on project implementation, economic analysis, and capacity building. Their cross-cutting expertise includes integrating market systems development in agriculture and infrastructure projects. The geographic scope of their work spans regional and country-specific projects across Asia and Africa, with a strong focus on East African countries like Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The expert has extensive geographic experience across Asia and Africa, with significant work in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Japan, South Korea, and the USA. In Africa, they have been involved in projects in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Their work often involves deep engagement with local governance and regional development issues, particularly in East Africa, where they have led multiple long-term assignments focused on trade, infrastructure, and private sector development.

Languages and education

With a background in economics and finance, the expert is fluent in English and Hindi, with a proficiency level of 5 in reading, writing, and speaking for both languages. These language skills have been utilized extensively in professional settings, including in-country work across Asia and Africa, and collaboration with multilingual teams on international development projects. The expert is pursuing an MS in Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University, USA, expected to complete in 2026. They hold an MSc in Finance from the University of London, School of Oriental & African Studies, obtained in 2015. Additionally, they earned a BSc (Honors) in Economics from the London School of Economics, University of London, in 2011. The expert has also completed additional coursework, including a MicroMasters in Data, Economics & Design of Policy from MITx and an Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium from Purdue University.