Eugene Spiro

About Eugene Spiro

Gene Spiro has over 25 years of international development experience designing, managing, and evaluating projects and programs with focus on private sector development, support for enterprises, corporate governance, and civil society capacity building. Gene has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Bay Atlantic University in Washington, D.C. and visiting Professor at Corvinus University in Budapest. Recent activities include serving as Acceleration Director at USAID’s Partnerships Incubator (New Partnerships Initiative) overseeing capacity strengthening programs for USAID partner organizations; for UNDP and the Islamic Development Bank, preparing an assessment of Malaysia\'s program to build resilience of micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises; also with UNDP, designing and delivering a capacity-strengthening program for Haitian ministries and government agencies to mainstream gender-sensitive budgeting; and leading a corporate governance technical assistance program in Southeast Asia for the International Fiinance Corporaation. As an Adjunct Professor at Bay Atlantic University, Gene has taught graduate and undergraduate-level courses on Economics of International Development; International Organizations; Non-Profit Management; International Trade; and Globalization and the World Economy. Gene holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Economics and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies from the American University in Washington, D.C. He is fluent in French and Hungarian and currently resides in Budapest, Hungary.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   International Business School - Ibs

   Feb 2026 — Present · Budapest, HU

   Teaching Bachelors Degree cohorts on entrepreneurship with focus on the process from ideation to startup launch including innovation, market analysis, business modeling, setting cost structures, and identifying revenue streams.

Education

• American University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations

  1978 — 1982

• American University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), International Economics

  1983 — 1985

Skills

• Public Policy
• Ngos
• Proposal Writing
• Capital Markets
• International Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Capacity Building
• Private Equity
• Climate Change
• Sustainability
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Government
• Emerging Markets
• Investment Banking
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Africa
• Sustainable Development
• International Development
• Corporate Governance
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Asset Management
• Strategic Communications
• Human Rights
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Program Management
• Management Consulting
• Portfolio Management
• Business Development
• Civil Society
• Governance
• Economic Development
• Policy
• Economics
• Business Strategy
• Finance
• International Ngos
• Fundraising