Seasoned executive and management consultant with 10+ years experience leading to organisational change and new products R&D success (most recently as Project Director of a US$ million pilot project to extract rare earth elements from bauxite tailings). Passionate about value creation and capture as well as strategic problem solving across diverse industries. Possesses a solid background in strategic planning, strategy communications, strategy execution and performance management. Drives results in a collaborative, empathetic and inclusive manner by seamlessly converging entrepreneurship, economics, project management and intellectual property rights. Graduated from the University of Manchester Business School (UMBS), England with a Doctorate, specialising in Business Administration. While at UMBS, was simultaneously a Commonwealth as well as a Tom Lupton Scholar.