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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc

• Direct strategic engagement with the U.S. and Canadian governments, the U.S. Congress, NGOs, international institutions, the diplomatic community, and the private sector in North America.• Advise senior leadership and field teams on strategy, project development, resource mobilization, and implementation strategies.• Develop and execute organization-wide strategies to increase Canadian and U.S. funding for new development projects.• Build coalitions and partnerships to… Show more • Direct strategic engagement with the U.S. and Canadian governments, the U.S. Congress, NGOs, international institutions, the diplomatic community, and the private sector in North America.• Advise senior leadership and field teams on strategy, project development, resource mobilization, and implementation strategies.• Develop and execute organization-wide strategies to increase Canadian and U.S. funding for new development projects.• Build coalitions and partnerships to coordinate development efforts to maximize policy and project results. • Promote UN policies and SDGs to Canadian and U.S. government bodies, including Congress, the NSC, the State Department, and USAID.Selected Professional Achievements:• Developed and implemented a crisis communications and recovery strategy that protected over $900 million in development funding during a major organizational scandal.• Led negotiations with the State Department and USAID, securing $76 million in continued funding and restoring business relations following a major organizational crisis.• Boosted U.S. and Canadian government funding for UNOPS by 90%, totaling $108 million, during the organization’s recovery process.• Developed and implemented a $70 million program with a new U.S. government partner to deliver humanitarian assistance in a conflict zone.• Established UNOPS’s first-ever knowledge partnership with the World Bank and U.S. government agencies to develop strategies for leveraging development spending to maximize project outcomes. Show less

Worldwide Assignments And Duties

Diplomatic Appointments Include: • Coordinator for Development and Economic Assistance, Islamabad, Pakistan.• Senior Ukraine Policy Advisor, Washington, DC.• Deputy Consul General, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.• Economic Director, Kandahar, Afghanistan.• Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. Commander in Europe, Stuttgart, Germany.• Senior ASEAN Affairs Officer, Washington, DC.• Economic Section Chief, Prague, Czech Republic.• Political-Military Officer, Prague… Show more Diplomatic Appointments Include: • Coordinator for Development and Economic Assistance, Islamabad, Pakistan.• Senior Ukraine Policy Advisor, Washington, DC.• Deputy Consul General, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.• Economic Director, Kandahar, Afghanistan.• Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. Commander in Europe, Stuttgart, Germany.• Senior ASEAN Affairs Officer, Washington, DC.• Economic Section Chief, Prague, Czech Republic.• Political-Military Officer, Prague, Czech Republic.• Public Affairs Officer, Hong Kong.• Management Officer, Kyiv, Ukraine.Selected Professional Achievements:• As Senior Ukraine Policy Advisor, negotiated $2 billion in loan guarantees to Kyiv that included measures to combat corruption, increase transparency, and strengthen anti-corruption institutions.• Oversaw the strategy, implementation, resource mobilization, and evaluation of over $850 million in assistance to Pakistan, securing millions in additional funding for essential programs. • Led a 55-member team that leveraged $250 million in development programs to help establish a sustainable "non-opium economy" in Southern Afghanistan through targeted financial, production, and market interventions. • Served as the Deputy Consul General Chief Operating Officer for one of Asia's largest diplomatic posts, with more than 310 employees.• Built a coalition to draft, pass, and implement the Czech Republic’s first law for screening foreign investments for national security, a strategy now adopted by the State Department to assist other countries in passing similar legislation. • Created the first analytical framework to track Russian and Chinese economic activities in Central and Eastern Europe, which the State Department utilizes to train its “China and Russia watchers.” • Established the State Department's Climate and Sustainability Diplomacy Institute. • Developed and taught training courses at the Foreign Service Institute, matic Training Academy. Show less

New York

• Managed cross-functional teams that re-engineered business processes and developed new organizational structures in the financial services industry.

• Recruited diverse and qualified students for undergraduate and graduate exchange programs in Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.• Represented multiple exchange programs, fostering strong partnerships and expanding program visibility.• Conducted personalized applicant interviews and provided guidance throughout the application process.• Designed and organized comprehensive orientation programs for participants.

Mba, International Finance

Master Of Arts - Ma

Ba, Russian, (Graduated With High Honors)

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude, High Honors in Russian, Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society