Lazarre Potier
Director - US Corridor, Strategic Partnerships
- Role
- Director, Us Corridor at KPMG
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lazarre Potier
A seasoned, bi-lingual economic development expert, with over 20 years of experience managing large, complex donor-funded programs and business/revenue generation projects funded by USAID, DFID, and other premier development agencies and Fortune 500 companies doing work in Africa and the Caribbean - Varied professional background with management-level experience in government, NGO community as well as the private sector - Over 15 years as an international expatriate field-based Team Leader/COP (Chief of Party)- Multi-disciplinary expertise in inclusive finance, impact investment, private sector development, public diplomacy, project management - Senior positions with US government (USAID, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Department of Treasury), leading international consulting firms such as (PwC, Booz Allen Hamilton), as well as NGO/philanthropic and Impact investment entities (Ford, Kellogg Foundations, African Development Bank (AfDB), DFID - Capable of providing expert support at every phase of the project development life-cycle: technical design, procurement, implementation, impact evaluation, and sustainability planning - Vast experience providing technical support in a range of thematic areas - i.e. private sector growth, public-private partnerships, economic governance, agriculture and agro-business, mining, trade facilitation, inclusive finance as well as regulatory reform focused on the financial sector- Diverse experience related to financial intermediation: governance/supervision, evaluation of impact investment, leveraging blended finance tools to improve lending/investment terms/conditions.
Experience
Director, Us Corridor
Jan 2025 — Present · Nairobi County, KE
As Associate Director for the US Government Account at KPMG Africa, I lead business development efforts focused on driving growth within the US Government and key philanthropic and foundation partners working in Africa. While based in Nairobi, Kenya the position is part of KPMG\'s One Africa Initiative and includes activities East Africa, West and southern Africa. My primary role involves strategic positioning of KPMG services, pipeline development, relationship management, and engagement execution support
Education
Tuskegee University
Masters of Arts - Agricultural Economics, Development Economics and International Development
The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Master's degree, International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
1993 — 1995
Howard University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General
1984 — 1988
Howard University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance, General
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