Rauf Mammadov

- Leading the Business Development Department - Performed several benchmarking studies - Developed series of new products as well as enhancement to an existing product - Member of Judging Panel for Al Fikra Award (Qatar's National Business Plan Competition)

- Responsible for driving organization-wide sustainability and innovation efforts - Led development of the Sustainability Strategy focusing on the organizational triple bottom line - Developed the Innovation Strategy along with actionable initiatives to promote Sustainability-driven Innovation - Managed the development of the Private Sector Development Strategy focusing on increasing participation of Qatari firms in Q22 opportunities - Established and chaired the Ideation Working Group

- Developed an approach to improve a structure and promote innovation in a govt organization in Dubai - Designed survey to measure the state of innovation in GCC - Developed comprehensive review of UAE-based economy and strategic sectors - Prepared a competitiveness assessment of the poultry sector for a GCC-based funding agency - Recommended strategies for a UAE-based govt to address financing barriers for National SMEs

- Revised Dubai Strategic Plan-2015 - Developed set of strategies to boost and shield the economic clusters of Dubai - Designed initiatives to improve Dubai's ranking in WB's Doing Business Report - Constructed new economic indexes for Dubai - Authored a new economic publication – Pulse of Dubai - Member of the Economic Policy Committee - Innovation Theme leader - Coordinated implementation of organizational reform program

- Developed country strategies for Azerbaijan and Central Asia - Lead several due-diligence missions to structure the projects in the areas of energy, transportation, healthcare, education and SMEs - Acted as Relationship Manager promoting Bank’s products and activities - Change Agent for the Reform Program | Knowledge Management Coordinator

- Seconded to Group for Small Business - Structured SME Loans for Microfinance Bank in Republica Srpska (Federation of BiH) and Banka Romanesca in Romania.

- Team leader to structure the Public Investment Program. - Member of Task Force to establish the Central Treasury. - Member of negotiation team with Multilateral Financial Institutions. - Preparation and expertise of Credit Agreements.

I study the influence of mega sporting events on the entrepreneurial ecosystems of host countries

- Master in Public Administration - Edward S. Mason Fellow in Public Policy and Management - Eric Yankah Book Award