Dr. Abdourahmane Ba

International Development Expert – Evaluation, Public Policy, MEL, and Adaptive Management

Doctoral DegreeIAE Lyon 3 - Business Science Institute

Senegal

Summary

A proven leader in public policy, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), and management, I have led complex, multi-country programs across West, East, and Central Africa. As a Statistician Engineer and Doctor of Business Administration, I provide strategic oversight of MEL, governance, and adaptive management. My experience includes work with USAID, USDA, IFAD, the World Bank, UN-FAO, and the European Union to strengthen national and regional institutions and improve program outcomes including in fragile and conflict-affected environments. I held senior leadership positions, including Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party. I led large-scale donor-funded programs, ensured strategic alignment, improved operational efficiency, and advanced policy impact. My cross-sectoral expertise spans agriculture, energy, trade and investment, WASH, and education. I have built high-performing teams, forged partnerships, and mobilized resources for sustainable impact. A bilingual strategist (French/English) and published author, I translate complex data into actionable insights that shape evidence-based decision-making at national and regional levels. With deep quantitative and qualitative expertise, I apply advanced statistical methodologies (SPSS, Stata, Sphinx) to improve data-driven governance and adaptive programming. My leadership ensures innovation, operational excellence, and institutional resilience in international development.

Experience

  • monitoring / evaluation
  • development
  • agricultural technology
  • performance measurement
  • procurement process
  • united states
  • senegal
  • mali
  • niger
  • mauritania
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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