Mo Fouz Email & Phone Number

Arlington, VA, US

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Advising primarily small businesses on an array of topics and services, including:
• pricing strategies and new business / business development
• contracts management and compliance advisory services, startup support
• review of business model and growth strategies
• industry and market analysis
• financial systems improvements

Europe

• Engaged in three consultancies to supplement MBA academic learning with real world application and experience.
• Startup Project: hospitality industry and mobile applications - SwitzerlandConsulted for a Swiss start-up, performed industry and market analysis, including conducting interviews with potential suppliers, customers.
• International Consulting Project: telecommunications industry and roaming regulation – EuropeAdvised major international telecom provider on impact from new EU roaming regulations, specifically assessing.
• Company Engagement Project with the UNHCR in Geneva, SwitzerlandResearched private sector best practices amongst multinationals with regards to organization structure and operational efficiency; reviewed key challenges.

Washington D.C. / New York City

• Advised internal multidisciplinary teams, based in the US and globally, on risk management, positioning and costing strategies for new business endeavors to achieve cost competitiveness, operational synergies, and.
• Led pricing strategies on more than 200+ proposals totaling over $1bn, securing additional $230m+ in budget modifications; prepared prior-approvals/waiver requests and negotiated best and final offers
• Performed due diligence and advisory services on more than 1,000 sub-contractor proposals (US/foreign)
• Reviewed drafted contracts/subcontracts during contract award phase for contractual and financial risks
• Directed 20+ person team while in Abuja, Nigeria, securing additional $109m on FHI’s largest health project
• Pioneered first “Green Team” meeting of C-level executives; led to institutionalization of practice

Washington, D.C.

• Oversaw ‘nation building’ portfolio with annual revenues of $400m, responsible for contracts awardnegotiation and project administration, ensuring project compliance, responding to audits, andproviding financial.
• Managed contracts and billing specialists, and was the primary liaison to clients, field-based personnel,consultants and subcontractors, on all contractual operational issues for assigned portfolio
• Renegotiated working capital with clients, halving A/R, and improving A/P terms to small businesses
• Chaired monthly BU performance review meetings with C-level executives to present financial results
• Priced over $250m, performing market research, evaluating country profiles and cost of goods sold

Juba, South Sudan

• Oversaw and directed all finance, administrative, and operations needs at the 120+ person Juba office, supervising 20+ staff in accounting, contracts / procurement, logistics, HR, security, and IT
• Led startup activities, standardizing field operations policies while adapting for local context
• Continually optimized business processes, updating accounting and contracts procedures, institutingrobust inventory protocols, restructuring HR recruitment, and streamlining field-to-HQ reporting lines
• Piloted new data systems, reporting results to HQ and advising on improvements for local context
• Audited project controls and processes to identify gaps/waste and recommend improvements
• Integrated / on-boarded new staff, providing technical assistance, training and orientation

Vienna, VA

• Worked in Accounts Payable Department
• Led database transfer project, training and supervising three other workers
• Reported directly to Contractor and Accounting Manager, providing progress reports

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) Candidate, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Social and Development Cluster - Co-Lead Entrepreneurship Cluster - Member Classes have included the Finance.

Bba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: MESA Club Studied Business Administration, concentrating in accounting; minor in international relations.

Summer Scholar - 2001, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Summer Scholars Program, Environment Course Package Summary Scholar - spent one summer at W&L to learn about the.