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Falls Church, Va, Us

Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia, United States

Work with clients to mobilize finance and investment to address critical climate, energy, water and natural resource challenges and help drive Deloitte's thought leadership in climate and development finance.

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Advising clients on a portfolio of blended finance and climate finance partnership, transaction, and programmatic opportunities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Mobilized water supply and sanitation financing through innovative blended finance approaches and mutually beneficial partnerships with leading financial institutions, investors, international NGOs, corporations, development agencies and water and sanitation ministries.Water.org is a non-profit organization that has transformed thousands of communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America by providing access to safe water and sanitation over the past twenty-one years. Founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, Water.org works with local partners to deliver innovative financing solutions for long-term success and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal #6. Learn more and make a difference at http://Water.org.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advised USAID leadership and mission staff on leveraging private investment in support of USAID and host government development priorities and programs in agribusiness, education, health, energy, climate, biodiversity, and other sectors.• Led the design, structuring and execution of transactions that catalyze private investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the design and implementation of President Obama's Power Africa initiative.• Supported the development of agency-wide private sector engagement guidance and policy reforms.

Massachusetts

Advise domestic and international clients on a wide range of strategic, financial and organizational development matters, including business plan development, capital raising strategy and execution, financial modeling and analysis and emerging market go-to-market strategy.

Lima, Peru

• Served as member of strategic leadership team of leading hybrid social enterprise that is transforming solid waste, recycling and environmental management practices in Peru and Latin America.• Assisted with preparations for launch of new electronic waste and plastic recycling business, including the build out of the value chain, the search for an experienced executive to lead the business, the creation of an operating plan and the preparation and refinement of the financial model.• Designed and implemented improved financial and operational practices that will support rapid scaling, including project budgeting, proactive cash flow management, financial analysis and reporting, a results-oriented compensation system and efficient administrative and accounting processes.• Developed strategy to spread the group’s model to two new continents within two years and generate impact on a global scale.

Lima, Peru

• Advised LGT Venture Philanthropy investee, Grupo Ciudad Saludable, on various strategy and organizational development matters.• Guided organization through a stage of rapid growth and development, including planning for, negotiating and closing LGT Venture Philanthropy’s first equity investment in Latin America.• Drafted business plan for new electronic waste and plastics recycling business that will expand the social, environmental and economic impact of the organization and improve sustainability.• Created project budgeting tool that accurately calculates project costs and increases profitability.• Prepared financial models and analysis for new projects and initiatives of the group.

Amman, Jordan

• Advised newly-formed government agency responsible for creating and overseeing economic development zones throughout the Kingdom of Jordan on the development of its strategic plan and organizational infrastructure.• Surveyed economic development and investment promotion strategies of a broad sample of countries and identified global best practices.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Advised founders of a rapidly-growing, international mobile network optimization software and services company in their efforts to secure $2-3 million in equity financing to accelerate the company’s growth.• Developed a financial model, investor presentation and other investor documentation required to attract investors to the company.• Formulated an organizational structure and strategic growth plan to allow the company to achieve scale and expand operations rapidly.

Greater Boston Area

• Guided large cross-functional teams of international lawyers and business professionals through complex leveraged buyout transactions, preferred stock investments, subordinated debt financings, recapitalizations and acquisition and sale transactions. • Counseled clients on various on-going legal issues, including employment and executive compensation matters, licensing, commercial contracting, dispute prevention and resolution, tax planning and corporate governance.• Engaged in numerous pro bono projects, including monitoring election polls in an “at-risk” neighborhood to prevent voter disenfranchisement and advising aspiring entrepreneurs in disadvantaged neighborhoods regarding thechallenges faced by start-up businesses.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Acted as lead associate on numerous merger and acquisition transactions, including the $1.3 billion acquisition of a large nuclear generation facility, the disposition of surplus natural gas transportation and storage facilities, the sale of a thermostat component manufacturer and the sale of a landfill gas-to-energy business.• Assisted clients with cutting-edge project finance transactions to finance the development of power generation facilities and in meeting their ongoing obligations under the financing agreements.• Provided guidance on a design-build contract for the construction of a new section of highway in the Richmond, Virginia area and on several joint development agreements for proposed energy generation facilities and natural gas pipelines.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Negotiation Law Review, Harvard Association for Law and Business

Mba, International Development And Finance

Activities and Societies: International Development Steering Committee, International Development Association - President (2008), Net.

B.A., Economics

Activities and Societies: Four-Year Letterman and Captain on University of Iowa Baseball TeamGraduated with BA in Economics with Highest.