A GLOBAL MINDSET
Ottawa, Canada
College Park, Maryland
WEI Forward, Women’s Economic Imperative
Founder and President
2017 – Present
University of Maryland, Smith Business School. Center for Global Business.
Co-Chair, Board of Advisors
2021 – Present
New York, USA
United Nations
Chief, Secretariat, UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment
2016 – 2017
Washington DC, USA
- International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
- Trade and Competitiveness Practice. Lead Operations Officer (2012 – 2014)
- Finance and Private Sector Development (FPD) Vice President’s Office. Head – Talent Management Strategic Reform Initiative. VP Fellow Executive Assignment (2010 – 2012).
- International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group. Regional Business Line Manager for Investment Climate in Eastern and Southern Europe – (2004 – 2010).
- Regional Program Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa, Foreign Investment Advisory Service, World Bank/International Finance Corporation – (2001 – 2004).
- Senior Investment Policy Officer/Policy Officer, Foreign Investment Advisory Service, World Bank/International Finance Corporation – (1993 – 2002).
- MET Community Advisor (2014 – 2016}
Argentina – South America
Think 20 Task Force on Gender Economic Equality
- Co-Chair
2018 – 2019
Bolivia – South America
International Finance Corporation
- Senior Investment Policy Officer, FIAS
1997 – 2002 - Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Guyana – South America
International Finance Corporation
- Trade and Competitiveness
Peru – South America
- CEO, Women’s Economic Imperative
2021 – 2022 - Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education and Training (GEET+) Project
Venezuela – South America
International Finance Corporation
- Senior Investment Policy Officer, FIAS
1997 – 2002 - Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
El Salvador – Central America
International Finance Corporation
- Senior Investment Policy Officer, FIAS
1997 – 2002 - Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Mexico
- CEO, Women’s Economic Imperative
2021 – 2022
Dominican Republic – The Caribbean
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Grenada – The Caribbean
International Finance Corporation
- Trade and Competitiveness
Jamaica – The Caribbean
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Trinidad and Tobago – The Caribbean
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Australia – Oceania
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: foreign direct investment statistics
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Newcastle University Business School
- Member, International Advisory Board (IAB)
2019 – Present
London, England
The London School of Economics and Political Science
- South-East Europe Research Center collaboration
London, England
Chatham House
- Associate Fellow
Berlin, Germany
Global Solutions, The World Policy Forum
- Fellow
Warsaw, Poland
College of Europe
- Adjunct Professor
Serbia
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Albania
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Armenia
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Bosnia and Herzegovina
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Bulgaria
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Croatia
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Czech Republic
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Georgia
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Latvia
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: FDI statistics
Lithuania
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: FDI statistics
Macedonia
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Moldova
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
2005 – 2010
Montenegro
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Romania
International Finance Corporation
Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Serbia
International Finance Corporation
- Regional Manager, Business Enabling Environment
Tokyo, Japan
T20 Task Force on Gender Economic Equality
- Co-Chair 2019
China
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: FDI statistics
Indonesia
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Malaysia
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Mongolia
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Singapore
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Thailand
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment statistics
Egypt
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Lebanon
International Finance Corporation
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment statistics
Oman
International Finance Corporation
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Botswana
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Burundi
International Finance Corporation
Trade & Competitiveness
Ethiopia
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Ghana
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Kenya
Women’s Economic Imperative: GEET+ project
Malawi
Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Namibia
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Nigeria
Women’s Economic Imperative: GEET+ project
South Africa
International Finance Corporation: business enabling environment
Tanzania
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion
Uganda
- International Finance Corporation: business enabling environment
Zambia
- Foreign Investment Advisory Service: Investment Promotion