David Dyer

Background

About David Dyer

A six time Chief of Party for USAID contracts with 20 years of international development experience, before becoming CoP for the Kyrgyz Agro Trade Activity, Dr. Dyer managed complex development projects in Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and Mongolia. Effective in private sector led approaches to meet challenging conditions, he is a skilled contracts manager, facilitator, and motivator who has worked with diverse private sector partners, from small traders to large partners including Conoco-Phillips and Nestlé. He has leveraged resources to provide skills-building training, enhance infrastructure, and develop effective supply chaing communications. In addition to managing multi-million-dollar USAID projects that included significant grants and communications components, his development experience includes facilitating new and innovative business strategies for buyers, processors, traders, input suppliers, service providers, and rural communities. He designed and implemented gender and youth interventions to better integrate marginalized populations into new market opportunities and leadership positions. A seasoned and committed leader, Dr. Dyer has also developed productive and mutually beneficial partnerships with district, provincial, and central governments during periods of transition. While supporting ASEAN (2011-2014) Dr. Dyer built the capacity of government officials to address policy constraints, monitor financial systems, and integrate private sector stakeholders into regional policy discussions to enhance trade, and facilitated multi-government and multi-donor dialogue on key policy issues in Asia. PhD in Economics from The American University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Business/Managerial Economics from University of Delaware.