Middle East Africa Citizenship Lead Manager
Microsoft

Most recently on a short assignment with the Dutch Firm Motivaction, which specializes in social and political marketing research. Prior to this, Jeffrey spent many years at the United Nations. His last post was as Director of the Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna. In this capacity, he oversaw global network of 30 field offices and 4 regional desks promoting knowledge-based expertise in the context of sustainable development and human security, anti-corruption and facilitating the development by Governments of effective counter-measures against drug abuse, illicit drug production and trafficking, human trafficking and other forms of transnational organized crime.

Also at the UN, Jeffrey carried out assignments in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

He also worked briefly for the Wall Street law firm of Clearly Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton, and specialized in the representation of highly indebted nations and the tailoring of debt conversion and debt swap vehicles. His work both public and private has focused on developing fast growing programmes on cross-cutting issues affecting both the public and private sector. He has received various awards for his work throughout the world and has published on developmental and political topics in English and Spanish.

In terms of formal education, Jeffrey appears to collect Bachelor’s degrees: he holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He also holds a Master's Degree in International Development Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, all from the Stanford University. He is licensed as a lawyer to the New York and Connecticut Bars.