Author Bio
Mohammad Abbadi, is the Senior Investment Manager with the Local Development Finance Practice at UNCDF, overseeing the pipeline of revenue generating investments and ensures quality control on the investments’ financial sustainability and compliance with development impact measurements “Dual Key”. Mohammad is a Gender Economist by practice with specific specialization in Local Economic Development, SME Finance & Women’s Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining UNCDF he worked as a Gender Economist with UNDP, leading their flagship prorgamme on Gender and Macroeconomic Policy Management in Africa and Asia. Prior to joining the UN, Mohammad worked as an Economic Advisor to the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan. Mohammad holds a master’s degree in public administration from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs (USA), and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hampshire College (USA).