Contributions to Sierra Leone While at UNIDO
• Facilitated targeted capacity–building programs for Sierra Leonean SMEs and agro–industries.
• Led
technical assistance for value addition in agricultural processing,
contributing to rural employment and local market integration.
• Channeled industrial diagnostics and vocational skills training programs during post–conflict economic stabilization.
• Coordinated emergency resilience programs for countries affected by Ebola, including mobilizing post–Ebola industrial recovery grants and technical support for Sierra Leone’s health–industrial supply chains.
UN SEforALL CEO and Special Representative (2013–2016)
• Led UN Secretary–General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative.
• Mobilized governments and private investors to deliver energy access and renewables worldwide.
• Instrumental in embedding energy access into SDG 7.
Current Chair of Presidential Initiatives (2023–Present)
• Appointed by President Julius Maada Bio to lead Sierra Leone’s flagship national transformation pillars on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security.
• Secured over $800 million in investment pledges at the 2023 OPEC Fund Roundtable in Vienna—marking the largest active financial commitment to energy and agriculture in Sierra Leone’s history.
• Oversaw Sierra Leone’s admission into Mission 300, a strategic clean energy financing initiative.
