Business Development and Strategy Professional

Provide expert financial and operational analysis for an AI research and development program, applying domain judgment to complex structured problem sets.

Selected as an expert candidate in business strategy and management as a primary domain, with government and public administration as a secondary domain. Work remotely from Vienna, Austria.

Built an executive advisory practice from market analysis to a working product within nine months, serving senior leaders in finance and multinational environments.

Advise on negotiation strategy, stakeholder communication, and high-stakes delivery. Prepare executives for M&A discussions, deal closures, and investor presentations through case simulations, pressure scenarios, rubric-scored benchmarks, and LLM-assisted workflows.

Worked with EARTH University agronomists in East Africa to repurpose an existing Somali agriculture entity, define operational targets, and support the formal creation of MADO as an agribusiness organization investing in SMEs across Somaliland and Kenya.

Provide ongoing advisory support on financial investment architecture, PPP development, DFI engagement strategy, and institutional capacity building for smallholder agricultural development.

Identified and corrected a $170K revenue misstatement across multiple regulatory regimes through forensic root-cause ERP analysis. Developed remediation documentation that led to the firm's first quarterly process review framework.

Standardized ESG and governance reporting by authoring the firm's first ESG integration framework and governance documentation. Analytical reports were commended at the annual investor meeting.

Structured a $5M sovereign education-sector PPP, the first agreement of its kind in the jurisdiction, through framework negotiations with the Somali Ministry of Finance. The agreement enabled funding for three constructed primary schools.

Negotiated a 14-month land deed agreement with village and government stakeholders, unlocking electricity access for more than 5,000 community members. Led the full investor pitch cycle that closed an $8M institutional commitment, including the business case, financial model, presentation deck, and executive presentations.

Built consolidated planning for a $10M three-jurisdiction operation, covering restricted and unrestricted funding flows, cost allocations, and multi-year cash scenarios. Achieved zero qualified audit findings across $3.1M in three consecutive USAID awards through donor reporting and the organization's first internal audit and risk assessment policy.

Led the operational startup of Barwaaqo University, Somaliland's first all-women's boarding university. Managed construction tendering, Ministry of Interior security negotiations, and commissioning through a six-month approval delay.

Reduced operating expenses by 20% while maintaining USAID contract compliance through supplier renegotiations and process redesign. Created a multi-year planning framework that later underpinned an $8M institutional commitment.

Coordinated scholarship program implementation with the Somali Ministry of Education and supported land deed acquisition processes with the Somali Civil Defense Authority.

Managed an eight-donor international funding portfolio in a full Spanish-language operating environment, authoring proposals and donor reports and developing financial proposal models for agronomy and water-development programs.

Structured the financial framework for a community water-filtration project delivered with Engineers Without Borders, Rotary International, and the Coca-Cola Foundation. Revitalized the Mujeres Valientes women's professional development network across the Yungas region.

Supported the re-establishment of a Somali agriculture entity as a registered Somaliland legal entity alongside EARTH University agronomists.

Advised on agricultural PPP development, DFI engagement strategy, and institutional capacity building for smallholder agribusiness.

Self-deployed following the 2016 Ecuador earthquake and co-founded a crisis relief fund.

Coordinated LifeStraw water-filter distribution and allocated capital directly to communities based on ground-level needs assessments.

Founded a drought relief initiative supporting Somaliland communities.

Curated a Manhattan art auction that raised $7,500 for relief efforts, with all funds reaching beneficiaries within days.

Completed an MSc in Global Management. Dissertation, "Informal Economic Structures in Somaliland," received High Distinction and ranked in the top 5% of the cohort.

Graduated Summa Cum Laude. Recipient of the Founder's Scholarship Award and completed a minor in Spanish.

Princeton in Latin America fellowship awardee.