Rob
ert Smith is an independent consultant providing advice to donors and governments in developing countries on private sector development, financial sector development, financial inclusion, improvements to the business enabling environment and challenge fund management.
Robert is an associate consultant at Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and was formerly Principal Consultant and Leader of OPM’s Financial and Private Sector Policy Portfolios with more than 25 years of experience working with developing and transition economies.
Robert provides expert consulting advice in the financial sector in developing and transition countries. His specialties include : mergers and acquisitions, privatization, challenge fund management, making markets work for the poor – M4P, business enabling environment, improving investment climate, capital markets, financial regulation, project design, project monitoring, project evaluation, accounting, auditing, commercial banking, investment banking, venture capital and development capital.