
Richard Dion
Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Richard Dion
- Current 15 years and 2 months, since Apr 2011
Berater - Governance, Kommunikation und Regionalentwicklung
Independent Management Consultant
Zu den Kunden gehörten die GIZ, die Soros-Stiftung Kasachstan, die Fulbright-Kommission, die Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Guilé Fundation, Dänisches Institut für Menschenrechten; und fungierte als Exekutivdirektor des Brückenmuseums. Veröffentlicht im Blog des Bertelsmann Transformation Index, Diplomatic Courier, Apolitical, Transparency and Accountability Initiative
- 4 years and 11 months, Jun 2006 - Apr 2011
Policy and External Relations Advisor
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Developed and managed the company's human rights policy, working with all functions to make the required legal and practical changes; Supported Investor Relations in strategy development for institutional investors; Led a systematic approach to stakeholder management, resulting in more coordination and value from relationships; Acted as relationship holder with think tanks and NGOs; Examined urban development impacts and opportunities in Kazakhstan, bringing a more informed social investment plan.
- 6 years and 1 month, Jun 2000 - Jun 2006
Business Relations Manager
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Advised Shell’s CIS offices to advance Shell’s interests through improved government relations, managing a budget of $1.5 million USD; Liaised with local authorities and local and international NGOs on operational impact; Facilitated Shell’s Community of Practice, ensuring a more coordinated Eurasian approach; Created the award-winning bilingual quarterly journal Shell in the CIS; Provided input into Shell’s coded projects on “non-technical risk” (political, environmental, social). Half-time 6/04-6/06
- 2 years and 8 months, Aug 1997 - Mar 2000
Program Manager
United Nations Development Programme
Managed four projects including Strategic Support for the Rehabilitation of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site (seconded to Kazakhstani Government), overseeing a $43 million program; Silk Road Area Development Program; Central Asian Trade and Transit Agreement; Natural Disaster Preparedness Plan.
Ausbildung von Richard Dion
- 2 years and 1 month, Sep 2008 - Sep 2010
Urban and Regional Development Strategies
Erasmus University Rotterdam - Housing and Urban Development
Course work: Urban Policy, Planning and Finance, Public Private Partnerships, Land Theory, Policy and Instruments, Sustainable Transport, City Marketing Dissertation: “Culture and Local Economic Development in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan”
- 1 year and 1 month, Sep 1995 - Sep 1996
School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University College London
Course work: Russian politics, Russian (language) & National Minorities Dissertation: “Russian National Security Interests in Chechnya: Military and Economic”
- 5 years and 4 months, Sep 1987 - Dec 1992
International Relations, English Literature
UCLA
Double Major - International Relations and English Literature
