Delivering more than 20 years of experience to Agribusiness/Food Sector clients coupled with a deep commitment to their success.
Led multicultural investment team for Central Asian Venture Investment Fund. Supervised and trained American and Central Asian investment analysts to evaluate agribusiness, food and other business opportunities, examine business plans, perform due diligence and select deals.
Directed a comprehensive commercialization plan for a consumer food product launch targeted for domestic distribution. Performed onsite cost, logistics and partner evaluation in South America; examined production, processing, packaging, exporting and marketing of product for U.S. market.
Advised and trained senior level managers of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); developed guidelines for strategic planning and investment criteria to effectively evaluate $114 million of proposed new facilities.
Redesigned South American country’s USAID export promotion project toinclude agriculture, food and light manufacturing micro-entrepreneurs and their trade associations to generate an additional $50MM in export sales and create 7,500 full-time equivalent jobs. Achieved cooperation and continued funding from country’s principal export association and USAID.
Performed Integrated Value Chain Analyses on behalf of World Bank. Evaluated inputs, processes, costs, competitiveness, partnerships, linkages and impact of government policies. Submitted public and private sector recommendations for:
Developed strategic plan to establish a pilot bank within new Rural Community Banking System of South American country. Secured institutional and financial commitments through cooperation among Ministry of Economy & Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Superintendancy of Banking and Insurance, Technoserve and USAID.
