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Description

Independent consultant and strategic advisor, for over 20 years, I have been assisting executives, Executive Committees, and Boards of Directors in structuring their governance, managing complex risks, and guiding sensitive decisions with high political, regulatory, and reputational stakes.

My career has been built at the highest levels of multilateral organizations, leading consulting firms, and global private groups, in exposed and highly scrutinized environments (international financial institutions, states, Fortune 1000, NGOs).

I primarily focus on strategic diagnostic missions, structuring frameworks (governance, compliance, risk management, public affairs), executive decision-making support, and securing sensitive partnerships or projects. My added value lies in my ability to translate complex requirements (regulatory, fiduciary, political) into clear, measurable, and directly actionable operational frameworks for management teams.

Accustomed to high-visibility, time-constrained contexts, I work closely with decision-makers to inform, arbitrate, and secure structuring decisions.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Fluent
Arabic
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

UNICEF,
Senior Advisor (Consultant)
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
Washington, DC, USA
Advise senior leadership on policy, compliance, and regulatory strategy with international financial institutions (IFIs) and major donors; align Legal/Finance/Procurement with productized governance to reduce risk and friction.
Lead partnership development with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC); define engagement model, governance, audit expectations, and risk allocation to de-risk collaboration and accelerate programmatic deployment.
Negotiate Partnership Framework Agreements (PFAs) (e.g., with CAF); structure positions on fiduciary controls, audit rights, immunities, and dispute mechanisms; establish baselines, KRIs, and review cadences to expedite downstream agreements.
Produce high-stakes scenario briefs (e.g., Yemen IDA financing agreement) for senior staff, framing fiduciary, audit, and immunities issues succinctly for decision.
Build exec-ready dashboards (e.g., Power BI) and KRI sets that monitor pipeline/risk/implementation status; codify decision gates for condensed Annual/Spring Meetings windows.
Coordinate template and clause improvements (PFAs, MoUs, grant agreements; confidentiality, sanctions, immunities) to enable repeatable, scalable partner engagement.
(As appropriate) Counsel corporate donors/F1000 partners on program design under heightened scrutiny, translating regulatory requirements into operating specs for CSR/grantmaking teams.
Strategic Partnerships Governance
Foundever,
Vice-President, Managing Director — Impact
March 2023 - January 2025 (1 year and 10 months)
Washington, DC, USA
Co-founded and launched Foundever.org and the #CXforGood movement, positioning enterprise impact with global partners, regulators, and analysts; embedded policy & government relations into corporate affairs posture.
Instituted a metrics framework and quarterly reporting to the C-suite on 6 global projects; tied program inputs to inclusion and employability outcomes (training completion, placement rates).
Led public affairs engagement during IPO-readiness, positioning the firm with institutional and government stakeholders as a trusted ESG-aligned partner.
Built global influence coalitions and advocacy tools to shape narratives around inclusive labor practices and responsible tech use.
Developed repeatable playbooks for outreach, diligence, MoU/PFA structuring, and pilot activation—reducing cycle time and improving clarity for external partners.
Bain & Company,
Director, Global Risk
December 2021 - February 2023 (1 year and 2 months)
Global and Multicultural Center, Tallahassee, FL, USA
strategy firm with ~16,000+ employees in 65 offices; revenue est. $6.5B.
Designed and led global risk governance for public-sector/regulated portfolios; instituted policy-sensitivity screening and legislative/regulatory mapping across 65+ countries.
Deployed AI-assisted diligence (PEP/conflicts/adverse media) and standardized go/no-go criteria, improving time-to-mitigation by 35% and reducing manual review by ~12 hrs/deal.
Contributed to litigation-adjacent media strategies (e.g., South Africa case, UK 3-year ban), managing stakeholder expectations during public inquiries/market bans.
Developed localized accreditation and risk-governance standards to maintain compliance in government tenders and ensure implementation of global best practices.
Provided Board subcommittees and regional governance leaders with advisory materials supporting enterprise risk alignment.