Gregory Maassen, Ph.D., manages technical assistance projects in developing countries. The projects are sponsored by leading international institutions such as the World Bank and USAID and typically focus on economic legislation, trade facilitation, judicial reform, good governance, capacity and association building, economic restructuring and land reform.

He is currently Chief of Party and Technical Expert for USAID in Afghanistan (LTERA, 2006-2009) and Senior Advisor to EMG. He was Chief of Party for USAID in Macedonia (CGCL, 2003-2006) and Head of Office and Project Manager for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group in Armenia.

Sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (Senter International) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO), the IFC / World Bank launched a three-year technical assistance project in April 2002 to improve the investment climate in Russia.

Managing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Although the conditions were not easy (to say the least), with multiple police check points and frequent suicide attacks in the city, we managed to deliver the first academic course on Business and Management to a brave group of talented students at the new American University of Afghanistan in Kabul in 2007. The course materials are available on this site.

Below you find an overview of the project management tools for technical assistance projects in developing countries. We will expand the tools section over time with practical management tips:

Corporate Governance: Contemporary Issues and Action Planning

A three-day program in Bali for government officials, senior managers, board members and private sector leaders with an interest in the latest developments in international corporate governance systems, financial markets and corporate governance development strategies. Dr. Gregory F. Maassen.