Ms. Ahmad has 35 years experience successfully managing multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams for complex programs in the US and in Africa. Clients include government entities, international organizations, and companies (such as the extractive industries). Her practice encompasses stakeholder engagement, environmental impact assessment, sustainability and resilience planning for communities and organizations, and the full suite of emergency management, preparedness planning and training, response and recovery .

She currently focuses on developing projects that are critical to economic and social resilience and sustained growth, and helps investors identify the right size and type of project to invest in and realize the Key Performance Metrics they seek. Ms. Ahmad holds an AB from Harvard, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and certifications from the Renee Cassin Institute and Witswatersrand University.

Mr. Bayer has over 30 years’ experience in the high-tech industry, with leadership roles in product and service management, program execution, client engagement management, business development, business strategy and fund raising, start-up incubation, and international business relations. He has worked across diverse industries, such as financial services, insurance, government, travel, oil, logistics, and construction.

Mr. Bayer has guided a number of start-up companies in their transition from prototype to commercially viable solution, strategy and business plan development, as well as fund raising. He has lectured and has been invited to present on a variety of topics, including Cloud Computing, ICT4D, IoT and Sustainable Smart Cities. More recently he has focused on innovative approaches to impact investing. He holds an MS Physics and a BS Computer Science, as well as a certificate in Project Management.