About Me
I’m a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering high-impact initiatives in education, governance, and economic development across 14 countries. As a former USAID Foreign Service Officer with USAID and through work with international NGOs, I’ve led strategy, built partnerships, and managed complex, multimillion-dollar portfolios—often in rapidly evolving or high-risk environments.
Throughout my career, I’ve built and led diverse teams, developed innovative solutions to systemic challenges, and aligned stakeholders around shared goals. I’ve collaborated with foreign government ministries, multilateral donors, civil society, and private sector partners to drive sustainable change—adapting strategies in real time, navigating shifting policy landscapes, and ensuring accountability for results.
Whether advising a U.S. Ambassador, coordinating multi-agency initiatives, or launching new programs under pressure, I bring a calm, analytical, and collaborative approach to leadership. My core strengths include strategic partnerships, stakeholder engagement, organizational transformation, risk management, and data-informed decision-making.
I'm passionate about work that makes a meaningful impact—whether in the public, nonprofit, or private sector. I thrive in environments where purpose meets performance, and where strategic vision is matched by operational excellence.
Skills
Project ManagementAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCollaborationLeadershipTeam LeadershipBudget ManagementChange ManagementTeam ManagementClient Relationship ManagementCritical ThinkingOperations ManagementPublic SpeakingProgram DevelopmentCorporate StrategyPartnership Building
Experience
• Redesigned and integrated the Bureau’s Policy, Learning, and Integration Office to streamline oversight, enhance alignment across technical sectors, and improve support to overseas missions.
• Led cross-functional efforts to revise strategic policy frameworks and launched a new team focused on identifying democratic openings and providing targeted technical assistance to advance democratic transitions.
• Directed three major initiatives totaling $70 million annually and coordinated across USAID bureaus and missions to strengthen country-level impact and ensure efficient use of Washington-based resources.
• Managed a diverse $18 million project portfolio across governance, education, and workforce development sectors; introduced performance frameworks that increased impact measurement and reporting precision across 16 projects.
• Championed multi-sector partnerships, securing private capital and co-investments to scale development initiatives and amplify shared value.
• Developed technology-based education interventions in response to school closures during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Directed a $100 million national portfolio and led an international team to modernize Afghanistan’s education infrastructure, improve skills development, and align investments with long-term human capital development strategies.
• Advised U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Afghan Minister of Education on education reform program and led an international donor working group to align activities with ministry priorities.
• Led U.S. Government engagement in a $300 million multi-donor trust fund, implementing enterprise risk management and audit protocols to ensure fiduciary integrity and stakeholder accountability.
• Directed an 11-member team overseeing a $25 million annual portfolio covering primary education, higher education, workforce development.
• Forged public-private partnerships with government and local companies, raising $1 million in co-funding to scale impact and drive long-term program sustainability.
• Collaborated with international donors to strengthen the Indonesian government’s investments in scientific research and development initiatives.
• Managed scholarship program for Indonesian students to receive master’s degrees at U.S. universities.
• Led the design and implementation of a $20 million higher education and workforce skills development program, fostering partnerships between U.S. and Indonesian universities.
Education
Doctorate of Education
Bachelor of Arts
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