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Montreal, QC, CA

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Contribute to the work of the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID), which advances knowledge of the processes and conditions that enable people and societies to develop their full potential.
• Conduct research, publish knowledge products, mentor students, deliver lectures, and represent ISID within the McGill University community and at external events. Current focus areas include social protection in.
• Member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee Task Force on [Strategic] Foresight for Sustainable Development Finance.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Advise APFC research pillars: Strategic Asia, Business Asia, Perspective Asia, Digital Asia, Sustainable Asia and Engaging Asia
• Provide analysis and commentary on Asia-related economic, trade and investment topics

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Advise, research, analyze and/or mentor in these areas (especially in context of Asia-Pacific):
• Communications and knowledge management
• ESG, CSR and inclusive business policies and programs
• International development and trade policies
• Development cooperation related to governance, social development & stakeholder engagement
• Careers in international development

Washington, United States

• Contributed to the knowledge work of the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD), which studies the coming challenges in international development, focusing on the rapidly shifting financial and economic.
• Governance, rule of law, and domestic resource mobilization
• Private sector, economic, and rural development
• Development finance, trade, foreign investment, and the role of multilateral institutions
• Technology and innovation
• Root causes of instability, humanitarian assistance, and post-conflict recovery

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Represented ADB in Canada and the US; served on the management team of the bank's Strategy, Policy & Partnerships Department; nurtured financing and knowledge partnerships; and performed outreach to embassies, businesses, chambers of commerce, foundations, NGOs, think tanks and universities.

Manila, Philippines

Led corporate knowledge management efforts, crafting a road map to more effectively capture, store, share, and apply tangible and tacit knowledge. Coordinated external partnerships and a bank-wide network of knowledge management focal points, and promoted change in ADB culture, incentives, processes, rules, systems and tools to improve the use of knowledge.

Manila, Philippines

Managed the generation and sharing of knowledge and good practice, formulation and implementation of policies and operational plans, mobilization of resources, and provision of technical support and quality assurance on matters related to: anti-corruption, capacity development, civil society engagement, gender equity, governance, inclusive business.

Manila, Philippines (with Regular International travel)

Managed the merger of two divisions, and became the inaugural director of the resulting new division (RSPG) - one of the largest within the bank. Generated and hared knowledge, conducted analysis, formulated and implemented policy and operational plans, advised project teams, and served as institutional focal point on matters related to capacity.

Metro Manila, Philippines (with Regular International travel)

• Managed an international team promoting social development in developing Asian and Pacific countries.
• Generated and shared knowledge, conducted analysis, formulated and implemented policy and operational plans, advised ADB Management, and served as institutional focal point on matters related to education, gender.
• Secured multi-million dollar contributions from donor governments to scale up ADB's work combatting malaria and promoting public health.
• Led external and internal relations, coordination, and consultation initiatives. Promoted collaboration with other development partners.
• Launched and led ADB's Social Development and Poverty Community of Practice; formulated the Social Protection Operational Plan 2014-2010; and supervised preparation of several knowledge products, including the Handbook.

Manila, Philippines (with Regular International travel)

• Directed unit responsible for ADB’s cooperation with civil society organizations (CSOs), and for consultation and participation issues.
• Coordinated ADB-wide global network of 25 NGO/civil society liaisons, and advised ADB’s President on civil society issues.
• Supported operational departments in their engagement of civil society organizations (CSOs) and communities in projects, programs, and policy development. Provided guidance on high-risk and high-profile projects with.
• Designed staff training courses and wrote guidelines for working with CSOs, and for applying participatory methods to bank operations.
• Nurtured business-CSO partnerships and contributed to development of ADB’s corporate social responsibility agenda; oversaw CSO small grants funds.
• Oversaw the preparation of ADB's guide to engaging stakeholders: Strengthening Participation for Development Results: A Staff Guide to Consultation and Participation (2006)see: http://www.adb.org/ngos

Manila, Philippines (with Regular International travel)

Contributed to the development and implementation of ADB's corporate communications. Organized and facilitated consultations with stakeholders on ADB policies, identified opportunities for partnership with CSOs, and launched a newsletter on ADB-CSO engagement. Managed implementation of ADB’s policy on disclosure of information, and led a comprehensive.

• Created unit responsible for communicating on SIGMA activities and on the role of good governance in Central and Eastern Europe’s economic, political, and social transition.
• Advised central and eastern European governments on strengthening their communications capacities, designing information campaigns, building relations with journalists, and improving citizen access to government.
• Oversaw SIGMA’s publications programme, published a regular newsletter for public administration practitioners in transition countries (Public Management Forum), and directed development of an Internet site providing.
• Contributed to elaboration of national and cross-border anti-corruption strategies and co-ordination mechanisms; organised anti-corruption workshops; and published articles on public sector ethics, transparency and.

• Managed distribution, sales, personnel, promotion and marketing for the 10,000-circulation, general-interest newspaper reporting on politics, business, and culture in Hungary and around Central and Eastern Europe.
• Collaborated with the publisher on long-term strategic planning on the newspaper’s capitalisation and finance, media partnerships, market positioning, and reporting.
• Conceptualized and managed monthly "public briefing" program by influential figures from business and government.
• Interviewed government officials, diplomats, academics, and businesspersons; and monitored developments in the commercial climate in Central and Eastern Europe.

• Wrote articles and conducted market research for clients interested in central and eastern European markets, including the Budapest Post and East European and former-Soviet Telecom Report, as well as publications of.
• Edited Amcham Today, the newsletter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, and Hungarian Economy, a government periodical.

• Researched and wrote reports on topics such as the liberalisation of Hungary’s foreign trade regime and integration into the world economy, barriers to foreign investment in Hungary, and prospects for development of.
• Edited the English-language version of the Institute’s flagship publication, Economic Trends in Eastern Europe.
• Made presentations on foreign trade and investment as a Guest Lecturer at the International Studies Centre, Budapest University of Economic Sciences.

• Contributed to the formulation and implementation of federal policy toward foreign direct investment and guidelines for multinational enterprises in various multilateral fora.
• Represented the U.S. Government in bilateral investment treaty negotiations, including those with Argentina, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Hungary, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Yugoslavia.
• Co-ordinated departmental positions on OECD, G-24 and G-7 work with the USSR and countries in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
• Synthesized departmental input on capital movements, the environment, foreign trade, industrial support, labor issues, services, technology and other subjects for high-level international meetings, e.g. the G-7.
• Crafted departmental positions and briefing papers on OECD budgets and priorities across directorates, committees and issues.

• Joined the American federal civil service through the competitive Presidential Management Internship Program (fast-track management training program).
• Advised firms on exporting procedures, tariffs, taxes, the commercial environment, and labour laws in Canada; rewrote the federal guide for doing business with Canada (Overseas Business Report, 1988 edition).
• Monitored business trends in French Canada, and in the computer, environmental, macroeconomic, motor vehicle, steel, and telecommunications sectors.
• Researched subsidy practices, product export patterns, state-owned enterprises, and other topics to assist in bilateral free trade talks.
• Directed a six-member team of more senior colleagues in preparing state-by-state analyses of the benefits of lower trade barriers between the United States and Canada; briefed public groups on the agreement.

• Analyzed impact of social science research on the outcome of U.S. public policy.
• Studied the transition from the use of union to nonunion labor in the American residential construction industry.
• Interviewed subject specialists, compiled thematic bibliographies, and briefed senior research associates.

• Assisted Associate Professor Edie N. Goldenberg in the instruction of graduate students enrolled in course on “The Political Environment of Policy Analysis.” Designed assignments, graded papers, tutored students, and.

• Identified and reviewed theoretical and empirical studies and scholarly articles on the impact of immigration on the Canadian labour market and economy. Evaluated gaps in the research, and made recommendations for.

• Summarized books and articles on the economic impact of sex and race discrimination, the determinants of poverty, and the structure and long-run costs of unemployment.
• Prepared reading material for a graduate-level course taught by Associate Professor Mary E. Corcoran on women in the labor force.

Bachelor'S Degree (Cum Laude), Government (Major) And Business Administration, Demography, And Economics (Graduated Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: -Editor, Georgetown Voice newspaper -Founding Program Director, WROX-AM (now WGTB) -Founding Board Member, G.U..

Master'S Degree In Public Policy, Econometrics, International Trade Policy, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Statistics

Between the two years of my graduate studies, I served as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Research on Public Policy in Ottawa.