Bio

I am inspired by the entrepreneurial work by those around the world addressing an issue in their community & I am passionate about creating an enabling environment that connects, supports, and scales such solutions either from a business perspective, nonprofit/grassroots movement or on the policy & decision-making level. I leverage my experience as a management consultant to quickly develop in-depth knowledge of regional & industry trends and shifts to develop & implement innovative solutions that address root causes of persistent issues. I have built global networks of entrepreneurs and enabling environments across the world from Burma & East/SouthEast Asia to India/South Asia to across Africa (subsaharan/east/west/north) to Eastern & Western Europe to Caribbean islands and Latin America. In addition to my nonprofit and consulting work, I have also partnered with leading academic institutions for practitioner-based research. I have extensive experience in advising and working closely with startups navigate particular global/regional/country crises including wars; natural disasters; economic shocks; and pandemics and work closely with them to be resilient and agile. I also advise start-ups & founders in the e-commerce, and nonprofit sectors on how to grow and scale their businesses in their current market and to enter new, particularly emerging markets. I’ve lived and worked in the United States, United Kingdom and across the Middle East & North Africa (UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, and Yemen.