Assistant Resident Representative, Democratic Governance Unit and Capacity Development & Special Initiatives Unit, United Nations Development Programme Timor-Leste (2002-2003)

*       Managed seven professionals in the Governance Unit (as chief, 10/02-02/03) and subsequently head the Capacity Development & Special Initiatives Unit (as chief, 03/03-10/03). Responsible for each Unit’s fiduciary and reporting obligations.

*       Mobilized Resources for the Unit’s Projects, and represented UNDP while coordinating with other Units and Development Partners.

*       Formulated practice strategy for medium term and reviewed technical documents.

*       Accountable for 20+ governance projects in areas as varied as Foreign Affairs to the Support of 200 Advisors for Timor-Leste. As head of the CD&SI Unit, responsible for $11+ million budget.

Governance Specialist, Governance Cluster, United Nations Development Programme Cambodia

Authored a report “Cambodia and the United Nations Development Programme: An Assessment of the Democratic Governance Practice” (6 October 2002), presented key findings of the UNDP Global Human Development Report 2002 on deepening democracy in a fragmented world on 24 July 2002, and worked day-to-day in the office, 2002.

Consultant, Human Development Social Protection Team and Middle East and North Africa Human Development, World Bank, Washington, DC (1997-2000)

*       Economist/Specialist in the social protection sector, covering social assistance, labor markets, pensions, child labor, and vocational and technical education.

*       Interviewed government officials and other counterparts during missions to Algeria and West Bank & Gaza. Authored reports to improve the efficiency and targeting of programs.

*       Led mission to Cambodia to investigate post-conflict links to poverty, interviewed more than 60 stake-holders, including high-level government counterparts (Minister and Secretary of State), heads of resident missions for Non-Governmental and International Organizations, and villagers in provinces.

*       Authored report on the impact of the Asian financial crisis on Cambodia’s macro-economy, with recommendations on fiscal and monetary policies to combat the effects of such shocks on the price level and the terms of trade. Authored country briefs on Yemen, Tunisia, and Jordan, among other countries.

*       Championed knowledge management as a culture for social protection. Created websites and databases to collect best practices and portfolio information on the lending program to share with all regions of the Bank.

Country Analyst Intern (India and Thailand), Sovereign Risk Research Group, JP Morgan, New York, NY (1997).

*       Evaluated the credit-risk of Thailand and India in Morgan’s and issued internal credit rating recommendation based on economic fundamentals and assessed political risks.

*       Collected economic and financial data from a variety of sources, including Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, and co-authored report on managing systemic/contagion risk when countries are economically interdependent.

Consultant, WebXpose, Inc., San Francisco, CA (1995-1996)

*                Designed internet marketing and pricing strategy for startup. Advised, brokered partnership, and found investors.