Aref Adamali is a manager with the OTF Group. He has worked on competitiveness projects in Rwanda, the Caribbean and Afghanistan, where he has developed growth strategies and investment plans for leading business sectors. As part of these efforts, Aref also supported the development and growth of public-private sector partnerships, and led a number of multi-actor initiatives to address near-term business barriers faced by private firms. Aref has just moved to India, where he is leading a project to develop business services strategies focused on small and medium-sized enterprises.

Prior to joining OTF, Aref worked at the World Bank’s Global ICT Department, spearheading the Bank’s engagement with clients in the development of national e-strategies, and as a management consultant in BearingPoint’s Public Services Practice, based out of New York.

Aref has a masters degree in Economic and Political Development from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and an undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics (LSE).