David Lee

I am a senior international development professional with 25 years’ experience working in both the private and development sectors in countries throughout Africa, Asia and Europe. Extensive management, as In-Country Representative, Ethiopia and Team Leader elsewhere internationally with capacity building experience working in developing and transitional countries in the field of urban and peri-urban and rural development, especially, but not exclusively, in sub-Saharan Africa, livelihoods, economic development with focus on micro finance support for small enterprises and income generating activities, business and organisational development and capacity building; working at central, regional and grass-roots level, and devising the documentation, [with special sections on Gender, Persons with Disability and the Environment], to support them. All underpinned by a career in Midland Bank London [now HSBS] and a period as Chief Operations Officer and Director of a bank during a transitional