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Chapel Hill, NC, US

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Created and teach undergraduate course: Conflict, Development and U.S. Foreign Policy.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Created and teach graduate course: Managing in High-Risk Environments.

Durham, NC

Led the start up of a new department to expand FHI 360’s use of digital technology in its programs worldwide to accelerate international development. Advise top management in other areas.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Led the restart of USAID operations following a 26-year civil war. Established relations with leaders in the new government, business, and civil society, and developed a $130 million strategy. Supervised the budgeting, design, negotiation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects that strengthened the parliament, helped defuse ethnic tensions.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Led the strategic planning, negotiation, design, and implementation of a $500 million program that prioritized environment, health, education, democratic governance, and science and technology. Helped the Indonesian Academy of Sciences establish a merit-based fund for scientific research. Worked with private companies to slash the diagnosis time for.

Washington, D.C.

Led the start-up of the U.S. Global Development Lab, a new USAID department for advancing science, technology, and innovation to accelerate global development. Collaborated with other U.S. agencies, donors, non-profits, universities, and private business to test and scale up new approaches. Integrated Lab approaches into USAID operations worldwide.

Islamabad, Pakistan

Led the restructuring of USAID's second largest program worldwide in one of the U.S. government's highest priority countries -- in a most complex and dangerous operating environment. Transformed USAID's relationships with Pakistani leaders in government, business and civil society. Negotiated priorities with top decision makers in the U.S. and Pakistani.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Led the strategic planning and implementation of USAID programs exceeding $150 million annually in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Supervised 130 staff. Led the humanitarian response and tripling of U.S. assistance to Kyrgyzstan during the 2010 political crisis.

National Defense University, Fort Mcnair, Washington D.C.

Taught "Non-Military Elements of Statecraft" and "Global Context for Strategy" core courses for the Master's degree in national security strategy for senior military and civilian officers. With colleagues, created and taught two elective courses: "Failing States, Development and National Security: the Role for Foreign Assistance;" and "Sub-Saharan Africa.

Nairobi, Kenya

Led a regional mission of 150+ staff in designing and managing $500+ million in programs to promote economic development and mitigate conflict in several East African countries, including southern Sudan, Burundi and Somali. Led the startup of USAID operations in Djibouti. Collaborated with the African Union and other regional organizations in designing and.

Pristina, Kosovo

Helped lead the startup of USAID in Kosovo and Montenegro after the war ended in June 1999, creating an office in Pristina. Established relations with political leaders, UN, military, donors, business and civil society. Recruited and trained 90 staff, implemented $150 million annually in programs for stabilization, building market economies and democratic.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Development Economics And International Development

Dissertation: "Socio-Economic Implications of Improved Agricultural Technologies in North Cameroon." With a Cameroonian geographer and.

Master Of Science (Msc), National Security Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Economy, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Williams College Crew Outing Club