Functional Skills
Business Development
Budgeting
Investment Banking
Supply Chain Integration
Venture Capital Investing
Value Chain Analysis
Innovation Management
Operations Management
Change Management / Org Design
Sector Experience
Business Services
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Social & Public Sector
Languages
English
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Marinmoor
Management Consulting
Founder and Managing Director
1/2024 - Present
Advisory firm providing strategy, market entry, and implementation services to corporates and foundations, with a focus on bridging developed and emerging markets.
● • Advising the family of a former U.S. President on the development of a long-term U.S. policy framework focused on international relations and competitive dynamics. Lead on macroeconomic, geopolitical, and institutional policy design.
• Partnering with two leading U.S. food and packaging companies to design a humanitarian product. Identifying market fit, technical specifications, and supply chain strategy and leading engagement with senior UN and NGO stakeholders.
• Supporting a U.S. venture capital fund in cultivating relationships with sovereign wealth funds across Asia and Africa, exploring strategic alignment and partnership opportunities.
● • Advising the family of a former U.S. President on the development of a long-term U.S. policy framework focused on international relations and competitive dynamics. Lead on macroeconomic, geopolitical, and institutional policy design.
• Partnering with two leading U.S. food and packaging companies to design a humanitarian product. Identifying market fit, technical specifications, and supply chain strategy and leading engagement with senior UN and NGO stakeholders.
• Supporting a U.S. venture capital fund in cultivating relationships with sovereign wealth funds across Asia and Africa, exploring strategic alignment and partnership opportunities.
World Food Programme
Corporate Strategy & Development
Special Advisor to the Executive Director
5/2022 - 10/2023
Provided direct strategic supportto both Executive Director McCain and Governor Beasley, participating in meetings with leaders around the world, visiting operations and supporting strategy development, including the transition between leaders.
● • Participated in engagements with the Executive Director in Rome and around the world, providing substantive support during field visits, donor capital visits and diplomatic meetings. This included attending meetings with heads of state and ministers, global events (COP, Munich Security Conference, UNGA, Davos) and engagement with CEOs.
• Engaged the cabinets and advisors of heads of state, ministers, politicians, senior UN officials and offices of CEOs to frame and shape discussions on key strategic global issues, building relationships around the world.
• Led key projects including strategy development and operating model design, working with the Chief of Staff and Executive Director. This includes helping the transition between Executiv
● • Participated in engagements with the Executive Director in Rome and around the world, providing substantive support during field visits, donor capital visits and diplomatic meetings. This included attending meetings with heads of state and ministers, global events (COP, Munich Security Conference, UNGA, Davos) and engagement with CEOs.
• Engaged the cabinets and advisors of heads of state, ministers, politicians, senior UN officials and offices of CEOs to frame and shape discussions on key strategic global issues, building relationships around the world.
• Led key projects including strategy development and operating model design, working with the Chief of Staff and Executive Director. This includes helping the transition between Executiv
World Food Programme
Sales
Partnerships Officer
1/2022 - 5/2022
Supported engagement with large donors, identified and cultivated new donors and led on the development of a private sector strategy for the South Sudan Country Office. Also worked directly with the government.
● • Supported the identification of, and engagement with, new donors to broaden the donor base of the Country Office. Facilitated conversations with new donors through engaging with embassies in Juba and the region to identify new opportunities for funding and partnering, including climate financing. Supported engagement with existing donors, including planning and hosting high-level delegations from Germany, the EU and the Nordics.
• Led the development of a private sector engagement strategy for the South Sudan Country Office, identifying opportunities for private sector engagement across cash donations, in-kind support, capacity building and pro-bono / discounted service provision, segmented by sector and geography.
• Engaged the government of South Sudan to develop joint
● • Supported the identification of, and engagement with, new donors to broaden the donor base of the Country Office. Facilitated conversations with new donors through engaging with embassies in Juba and the region to identify new opportunities for funding and partnering, including climate financing. Supported engagement with existing donors, including planning and hosting high-level delegations from Germany, the EU and the Nordics.
• Led the development of a private sector engagement strategy for the South Sudan Country Office, identifying opportunities for private sector engagement across cash donations, in-kind support, capacity building and pro-bono / discounted service provision, segmented by sector and geography.
• Engaged the government of South Sudan to develop joint
World Food Programme
Management Consulting
Beneficiary Management Manager, Programme and Policy Department
6/2021 - 12/2021
Developed a corporate strategy for how WFP should address and mainstream the management of the information of the people we serve, focussing on strategic and tactical questions raised by country offices.
● • Developed an organisation-wide strategy and plan for how WFP will approach the management of the data of the people they serve, defining objectives and principles to shape the approach and identifying the processes, systems and capabilities needed to operationalise for country offices. Content areas included biometrics, data sharing and capacity strengthening of governments and cooperating partners.
• Created a strategy, work plan and budget submission for a new organisational entity that was mainstreamed in 2022. Identified areas of focus, capabilities and workstreams. Supported on recruitment and agreed demarcations of responsibilities with other divisions.
● • Developed an organisation-wide strategy and plan for how WFP will approach the management of the data of the people they serve, defining objectives and principles to shape the approach and identifying the processes, systems and capabilities needed to operationalise for country offices. Content areas included biometrics, data sharing and capacity strengthening of governments and cooperating partners.
• Created a strategy, work plan and budget submission for a new organisational entity that was mainstreamed in 2022. Identified areas of focus, capabilities and workstreams. Supported on recruitment and agreed demarcations of responsibilities with other divisions.
World Food Programme
Management Consulting
Strategic Budgeting Manager
7/2020 - 6/2021
Manager for the Bottom-Up Strategic Budgeting Exercise (BUSBE) sponsored by the Executive Director, to support the consistent, transparent and efficient allocation of resources across WFP.
● • Worked with WFP leadership to design and roll out a budgeting framework across headquarters and regional bureaux which supported the identification of critical activities to better align funding to strategic objectives, which has now been mainstreamed by the organisation. Developed project approach, coordinated team engagement and prepared senior management and Executive Board briefings.
• Conducted a thorough review of all headquarter and regional bureaux budgets, providing guidance on how to develop, structure and revise budgets. Engaged with directors and budget planners to drive consistency and improvement.
• Developed recommendations for senior leadership following analysis of the budget governance structure and different cost recovery mechanisms to improve how WFP manages resources at a
● • Worked with WFP leadership to design and roll out a budgeting framework across headquarters and regional bureaux which supported the identification of critical activities to better align funding to strategic objectives, which has now been mainstreamed by the organisation. Developed project approach, coordinated team engagement and prepared senior management and Executive Board briefings.
• Conducted a thorough review of all headquarter and regional bureaux budgets, providing guidance on how to develop, structure and revise budgets. Engaged with directors and budget planners to drive consistency and improvement.
• Developed recommendations for senior leadership following analysis of the budget governance structure and different cost recovery mechanisms to improve how WFP manages resources at a
World Food Programme
Product Management / Strategy
Business Development Consultant
9/2019 - 6/2020
Supported the Philippine government to deliver cash for its COVID-19 response and led the development of a framework for how WFP would offer digital social protection services to governments.
● • Managed the first WFP support to a government with their cash-based transfer response to COVID-19, with a caseload of over 3 million beneficiaries. Defined the project scope, reviewed government project design and developed a new approach to mitigate risks, then managed the delivery of the project.
• Developed framework for how to engage and shape a digital assistance service, solution set and capacity strengthening offering to governments, through defining high-level services and service packages based on government needs and WFP's comparative advantages. These services focussed on strengthening national capacity in technology and digital in relation to social protection. Also developed financial model to determine costs and how these would be recovered.
● • Managed the first WFP support to a government with their cash-based transfer response to COVID-19, with a caseload of over 3 million beneficiaries. Defined the project scope, reviewed government project design and developed a new approach to mitigate risks, then managed the delivery of the project.
• Developed framework for how to engage and shape a digital assistance service, solution set and capacity strengthening offering to governments, through defining high-level services and service packages based on government needs and WFP's comparative advantages. These services focussed on strengthening national capacity in technology and digital in relation to social protection. Also developed financial model to determine costs and how these would be recovered.
Elix-IRR LLP
Management Consulting
Strategy and Innovation Consultant
7/2017 - 8/2019
Multi-sector experience across a range of geographies, with broad exposure to strategy and project delivery, most notably with two United Nations agencies.
● • IT strategy for UNHCR – developed a three-year IT strategy including defining a vision and identifying a set of strategic initiatives across the IT division. Conducted interviews with senior stakeholders to identify the future ambitions for IT.
• Strategy design for a digital service offering to governments for WFP – developed a rationale and approach to offer digital services to governments related to social protection. Conducted market analysis, produced a capability assessment and defined an engagement model. Also supported the development of a roadmap and budget to define milestones.
• Led a supply chain optimisation project for a semiconductor manufacturer in Switzerland, conducting detailed value chain mapping and analysis. Engaged senior leadership to design management-level dashboards and deliver strategic recommendat
● • IT strategy for UNHCR – developed a three-year IT strategy including defining a vision and identifying a set of strategic initiatives across the IT division. Conducted interviews with senior stakeholders to identify the future ambitions for IT.
• Strategy design for a digital service offering to governments for WFP – developed a rationale and approach to offer digital services to governments related to social protection. Conducted market analysis, produced a capability assessment and defined an engagement model. Also supported the development of a roadmap and budget to define milestones.
• Led a supply chain optimisation project for a semiconductor manufacturer in Switzerland, conducting detailed value chain mapping and analysis. Engaged senior leadership to design management-level dashboards and deliver strategic recommendat
Accenture
Management Consulting
Business Strategy Analyst
1/2015 - 7/2017
Global experience across government, investment banking and insurance sectors with knowledge of regulatory strategy, operating model design and large-scale transformation.
● • Supported the development of a national economic strategy for the Qatari government – conducted analysis on the Qatari economy, identified competitive advantage and developed digital strategy for the diversification of the economy.
• Design and implementation of a project delivery unit for the Qatari government – developed a methodology for defining and successfully executing digital projects for the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Worked directly for the Assistant Under-Secretary.
● • Supported the development of a national economic strategy for the Qatari government – conducted analysis on the Qatari economy, identified competitive advantage and developed digital strategy for the diversification of the economy.
• Design and implementation of a project delivery unit for the Qatari government – developed a methodology for defining and successfully executing digital projects for the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Worked directly for the Assistant Under-Secretary.