Senior economist with diverse worldwide professional experience in international trade and development, combining World Bank and USAID project know-how with hands-on operations in one of the most international US states. Areas of specialty include international trade and investment, public-private partnerships and stakeholder engagement, institutional capacity building, strategic planning, innovation and entrepreneurship, industry value chains and cluster development, infrastructure and transportation, urban and regional development, competitiveness benchmarking, economic impact analysis, and general project management. Strong organizational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, plus a working knowledge of several languages. Recent project experience outside the United States includes Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, El Salvador, France, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.All opinions expressed are my own.