Honorable Walter C. Jones, Esq.

Experience

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  Neil and Company

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  International Consultant

  ▪ Business Development/Diplomatic Outreach: Led business development and diplomatic outreach: Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean, plus Africa and the Middle East; participated in high-level, White House negotiations with Middle East, North African, and South African heads of state.▪ Expansion/Clients: Led firm expansion into Eastern Europe and new client development.

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  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2010

  ▪ Project Finance: Led strategy and execution, expanding OPIC project finance portfolio; managed teams, developing new investment opportunities globally.++ Led OPIC partnership with White House and State Department, supporting Oslo Peace Accords and South Africa majority rule transition.++ Met with heads of state and other government leaders, promoting attractive foreign investment policies.++ Led teams in U.S. and abroad, organizing investment missions to 6 countries and regions in Africa and the Middle East. Show less ▪ Closing Project Finance Infrastructure: Developed, structured, and helped lead teams of professionals in closing project finance infrastructure in 10+ countries; promoted U.S. foreign economic policy worldwide.++ Successfully closed first-time OPIC project finance projects in several countries, including Thailand, Romania, and Peru.++ Closed projects across multiple sectors, including energy, banking and finance, manufacturing, and financial services.++ Project finance transactions value exceeded $2 billion. Show less

  • Manager, Africa and Middle East, Latin America and Caribbean, Asia

    Jan 1994 - Jan 2010

  • Senior Investment Officer, Finance, Global Accountability

    Jan 1994 - Jan 2010
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  African Development Bank

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  United States Executive Director

  Presidential Appointment by President Obama, confirmed by U.S. Senate▪ Decentralization Plan: Helped lead bank through major, continent-wide business continuity plan; successfully implemented decentralization plan for entire Bank with offices and 5,000+ employees across 52 nations.▪ AAA Credit Rating/Financial Management: Worked to maintain bank’s AAA credit rating during period of extreme balance sheet stress; helped strengthen overall credit rating with sound financial management.▪ Leadership/Diplomacy: Led United States diplomatic delegation to Bank; managed officers from U.S. Commerce and Treasury Departments; promoted U.S. strategic, diplomatic, and financial interests in 80+ member country, $80 billion international financial institution; bank successfully survived economic downturn during Arab Spring.▪ Committee Chair/Partnerships: Served as Chair of Bank Audit Committee, Committee on Development Effectiveness, and Vice-Chair Ethics Committee.▪ Persuasion/Foreign Policy Development: Successfully promoted U.S. policy interests across Africa and within Bank.▪ Relocation Strategy/Management: Helped develop and implement strategy to relocate bank headquarters to another country. Show less

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  Jones Pohl Group (JPG)

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

  Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director

  ▪ Strategic Business Plan Development: Developed business plan to invest in and expand renewable energy projects in Middle East and Europe; raised start-up financing.▪ Energy/Multi-cultural Partnerships: Created, negotiated, and led partnerships with regional energy companies; entered joint ventures by leading:++ Private equity firms in Africa (Harith- South Africa).++ Energy companies in the Middle East (ARAMCO, Dubai Petroleum).++ Renewable energy firm in Europe (Reykjavik Geothermal).++ German renewable energy company (acquired).++ Successful strategy to re-purpose abandoned oil wells, including design and promotion. Show less

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  Daana Technologies, inc.

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2024

  Founder and CEO

  ▪ Entrepreneurial/Business Plan: Grew company from inception by developing strategic partnerships and designing business plan; successfully implemented partnerships with major U.S. universities and other institutions worldwide.▪ Tech Platform Foundation: Created foundation for tech platform; Daana selected to become Microsoft for Startups company.

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  U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

  May 2022 - now

  Director, Investments (Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, Caribbean)

  Negotiate and structure international financial institutions and project finance transactions.