Mr. Abdelkarim A. Haji Hassan has a distinguished career in the private sector, including over 15 years in managing multimillion-dollar Agro business programs in the United States, Central America, European Union and East Africa. Mr. Hassan has developed and established a certification program in best practices in the field of Agribusinesses in North America. He holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) from San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA and undergraduate degree in Agronomy (BSc) from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, College of Agriculture. He is the cofounder and COO of Solutions 4 Development (S4D,) a Management Consulting Firm that provides tangible action for the private and public sectors to accelerate the implementation of innovative solutions. Mr. Hassan served as a Senior Consultant/Advisor for the UNDP Somalia – Support to Emerging Federal Member States Project. He was instrumental in formulating Strategic plans and Institutional Development programs for Somalia’s Federal Member States (FMS) under UNDP state formation program.