Patrick Sommerville
Managing Partner @Linc
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Partner @Linc
DC, US
Leadership of initiatives that promote, measure and build the capacity of national and regional organizations to transform the international development landscape. Mr. Sommerville provides technical support to a range of projects and initiatives, and is particularly engaged in works related to systems thinking, resilience measurement, MEL, market systems and locally led development. In his function as Co-founder and Partner, Mr. Sommerville oversees the overall strategic direction of LINC, enables top-notch people management, engages in representation and partnership development, and ensures that the organization is both managing, and taking, appropriate risks.
EDUCATION
New York University
Master's degree, International Management
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA, Political Science, History
SKILLS
ABOUT PATRICK SOMMERVILLE
Patrick Sommerville is a proven advisor, manager and leader, combining academic insight with applied practice in a variety of international contexts. Working as a sustainable development professional for seventeen years in fifteen countries, his multi-sectoral expertise includes organizational development, market systems, resilience, agriculture, food security, value chains, conflict, governance and local economic development. Mr. Sommerville is the Managing Director of LINC, providing leadership of initiatives that promote, measure and build the capacity of national and regional organizations to transform the international development landscape. He has developed strategies, conducted impact assessments, developed methodologies, led successful proposals, and conducted trainings and evaluations for numerous repeat clients, including USAID, BP, Mercy Corps, Banyan Global, IRC, Counterpart, DAI, ACDI/VOCA, Global Communities, Vital Voices, SNV USA and Adeso. Mr. Sommerville has a successful track record in new business development, cultivating new relationships with clients and authoring successful proposals totaling more than $65 million. Mr. Sommerville holds a Masters in International Management from New York University. He is an advanced speaker of Russian and has country experience in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Niger, Senegal, Haiti, Afghanistan, Jordan, Georgia, Romania, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia.
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