Mima Nedelcovych is the president and CEO of the Initiative for Global Development. Prior to joining IGD, Nedelcovych was the chairman of Schaffer International. He served in the administration of U.S. President George Bush as the executive director to the African Development Bank. Before his appointment to AfDB, he was principal at Arthur Young's International Consulting Group, which specializes in private investments in Africa. Nedelcovych also served as Peace Corps country director in Gabon and as special assistant to the assistant administrator for Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development. He was also a special projects officer at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.