London, England, United Kingdom
I am the Head of Public Financial Management (PFM) at Adam Smith International, overseeing ASI’s global PFM portfolio and leading complex international development programmes in fragile and conflict-affected states. My work focuses on strengthening governance and revenue systems, and advising on tax and fiscal reforms in multi-institutional and politically sensitive environments. I oversee three major programmes. I lead PREMIS2, an £11.5 million Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)-funded programme supporting PFM and domestic revenue mobilisation reforms across Somalia. I also direct a €6 million European Union-funded technical assistance programme focused on strengthening Somalia’s supreme audit function and broader accountability systems. In addition, I serve as Project Director for a UK-funded programme with the Kenya Revenue Authority, supporting tax administration reform, service delivery modernisation, and digital transformation. Before joining ASI, I worked as an ODI Fellow in the Ministries of Finance in Uganda and South Africa, and earlier spent much of my career as a central banker at De Nederlandsche Bank, with a focus on financial sector supervision and sovereign debt. I recently relocated from Rotterdam to London and am always keen to connect with others working on fiscal reform, accountability, and institution-building in complex settings.
Head of Public Financial Management for ASI and Project Director for FCDO- and EU-funded PFM programmes in Somalia and Kenya.
I am a Senior Manager at ASI, leading complex international development projects with a specialisation in Public Financial Management (PFM) within fragile and conflict-affected states. My focus areas include: (1) Advancing governance and revenue systems – Supporting the development of credible, transparent financial structures and strengthening institutional capacity in challenging environments. (2) Providing expert advice on tax and fiscal reforms – Designing and implementing tailored solutions that improve fiscal policy, budget processes, and domestic revenue mobilisation. Current responsibilities: (1) Programme Director, PREMIS2 – An £11 million FCDO-funded programme supporting PFM, domestic revenue mobilisation, civil service reform, and fiscal federalism in Somalia. (2) Project Director, EU Technical Assistance Programme – A €6 million EU-funded initiative to establish and strengthen the supreme audit function in Somalia, enhancing external accountability mechanisms. Previous responsibilities: Project Director, PFRC Scoping Studies – Led two technical studies under the PFRC, a UK-funded facility providing strategic advice and technical assistance to ODA-eligible countries on tax, PFM, macro-fiscal frameworks, and debt management.
• Candidate 7 on the list for the GreenLeft party (‘GroenLinks’) for the Dutch Senate. • Actively involved in the election campaign. While the party got seven seats in the Senate, another candidate was elected with preferential votes.
• Macroprudential expert on housing market and mortgage risk developments. Policy advisor on borrower-based and capital-based measures to limit financial stability risks including credit and liquidity risk. • Lead author of the semi-annual Financial Stability Report.
• Overseeing all matters pertaining to the IMF and G20, serving as the advisor to President Knot. Responsible for drafting input for the NL-BE Constituency Office to be presented during the IMF Executive Board's weekly meetings. • Served as a Delegate for the IMF's annual and spring meetings and was a member of the G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group. Represented our delegation at the G20 Leaders Summit and Ministerial meetings during the German Presidency in 2017. Took charge of drafting the Dutch interventions for these international gatherings.
• Contributed to the Financial Stability Report. Revised format, content and process. • Studied the sovereign exposure of the South African financial sector. Presented study results and macroprudential policy recommendations to the Financial Stability Committee. As a Fellow of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), I was seconded to the Ugandan Ministry of Finance and the South African Reserve Bank.
• Initiated a project on contingent liabilities in the Ugandan energy sector. Explored the fiscal risk posed by the debt held by the three state-owned enterprises. • Presented policy recommendations to the Ugandan Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance and the state-owned utility firms. Several recommendations have been implemented. • Published two reports: ‘Uganda’s energy sector: a fiscal risk’ and ‘An overview of recent developments and the current state of the Ugandan energy sector’ (both June 2020). IGC is a collaborative think tank between the London School of Economics and Oxford University.