Nearly 20 years driving low-carbon energy transitions across Asia and Africa — from ministry-level policy advisory to large-scale donor programme delivery with GIZ, the World Bank, and private sector partners.
Advising governments and energy ministries on low-carbon transition pathways, scenario modelling, policy recommendations, and coherent implementation planning for a fair energy transition.
Integrating process heat, green hydrogen, battery storage, mobility, and industry to build synergistic decarbonisation solutions across energy systems in developing and transition economies.
End-to-end management of large donor-funded programmes (BMZ, World Bank, UNIDO). Deep experience in GIZ's internal processes, commission management, and international donor compliance.
Leading heterogeneous teams across 6 technical domains and 7 nationalities in full alignment with GIZ's appreciative leadership principles, fostering inclusive and high-performing team cultures.
Building and sustaining partnerships with DFIs, energy ministries, development banks, and private sector actors. Experienced in DeveloPPP design, PPP frameworks, and multi-donor coordination.
Supporting energy regulatory gap analyses, grid integration frameworks, and capacity building for national regulators, energy ministries, and utility operators in developing markets.
Developing bankable project pipelines and securing high-value funding: USD 2.6M (UNIDO A2D Facility), USD 3M (NZ MFAT), and equity investment from ENGIE as co-founder of an energy company.
Leading development of AI-integrated platforms for energy project monitoring, knowledge management, and evidence-based planning — with experience applying ML/AI to large-scale energy portfolios.
Open to senior roles in energy transition strategy, programme management, and international development cooperation. Based in Germany and open to relocation internationally.