My consulting experiences are mainly with international organisations working in less developed economies, e.g. the World Bank.

I hold a Master’s degree in International Relations with specialisation in conflict and peace studies, as well as a Master’s degree in Economics with specialisation in Development Economics and Public Finance, both from the London School of Economics (LSE). I consider this overlap to be my specialty.

Below you will find brief descriptions of assignments carried out in the four areas I focus on.

Are you interested in benefiting from my expertise on a consulting basis, or want to learn more, contact me.

I. Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance
I have both theoretical and field experience from several countries emerging from war or ethnic conflict.

Eritrea (2000)
I was part of the World Bank team assessing the war damages and negotiating a USD 90 million emergency loan for Eritrea immediately after the breakout of border hostilities with Ethiopia in May 2000. I took part in several missions in the affected areas and wrote a report for the World Bank Board of Directors, ‘Eritrea IDA loan’.

Sierra Leone (1999)
I was part of the World Bank team preparing a demobilisation and reconstruction project involving the reintegration of soldiers into productive activities.

Bosnia-Herzegovina (1996)
I was part of a team from Cooperazione Italiana, assessing Old Age Assistance issues immediately after the war in the Sarajevo area. I wrote a report, ‘Aging in War Times’ published in the International Journal of Gerontology, Vol. XI, N. 5, May 1997.

I have also written my MSc dissertation on the topic of refugees’ repatriation to Bosnia Herzegovina.

UNHCR Geneva (1997)
I trained as a refugee status assessment officer for the Middle East, East Africa and South-West Asia region at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva.

II. Institutional Development

Bosnia Herzegovina (1996, 1997)
I was an election monitor in the Bosnian presidential elections (1996) and election poll supervisor in the municipal elections (1997) for the OSCE.

Tunisia (2003)
I was a consultant with Adam Smith International on a project for the African Development Bank. I met with Bank officials in Tunisia and wrote a strategy report for the Bank, ‘Corporate Governance in Africa: Challenges’.

I am also conducting research on the issue of Institutional development and redistributive effects of fiscal policy. You can download a presentation of the work and the paper in the download section.

III. Economic and Social Development

Somalia (2000-2001)
I was part of the World Bank team financing a post-conflict grant for the Community Health sector in various regions of Somalia, implemented by the International Red Cross.

East Africa (1999-2001)
I was a World Bank consultant in the Office of the Africa Region Vice-President (Mr. Callisto Madavo) and subsequently to the East Africa country Director (Ms. Oey Astra Mesook), assisting her in the management of the country programs.

IV.Training and Capacity Building

Italy (2003)
I taught half of an Undergraduate Applied Course on Microsimulation for Policy Evaluation and Poverty Outcomes at Turin University, jointly with Dr. Cathal O’ Donoghue. A presentation can be downloaded here.

Sweden (2006)
Lecturer at ‘Pension Reform for Latin American Policy Makers, a course funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and organised by BICON.