This website serves as an archive and introduction to our publications, and management experience with business development and judicial reform projects, legislative initiatives and educational programs in developing countries.

Contents of this website are intended for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon for any legal or financial decisions. Any opinions expressed on this website and related publications are the opinions of the authors and not necessarily of those of copyright holders, their affiliates, and Gregory Maassen's former and current employers.

Gregory Maassen makes no representations about the suitability, reliability, timeliness, appropriateness, or accuracy of the information on this website and in related publications. Gregory Maassen will not be liable for damages of any kind arising from the use of information on this website and related publications, including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

© 2009 Dr. Gregory F. Maassen

Although I make my living as a consultant, I do provide assistance to non-commercial programs associated with developing programs on a voluntary basis. If you represent an NGO or educational institution, and you need a speaker/trainer on developing projects, economic development, any item covered by this website, etc., the chances are greater than 50% that I will volunteer.

Organizations for whom I have volunteered include the EBRD (London), OECD (Jordan, Amman), FCGI (Indonesia), INA (Indonesia), American University (Afghanistan - USAID), several universities in Macedonia (USAID).

Host organizations normally provide for flights (economy class) and a reasonable hotel if I am not in-country.

I normally do this twice a year, especially when I have a long term assignment in a developing country. Next event is scheduled for USAID in January 2009.

It is always great to receive an invitation to give a presentation at conferences and to be involved in educational programs. Since the agenda is normally pretty much booked, it takes some planning before I can commit myself. For the rest of 2009, I will be working on assignments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the United States. Please contact me if you plan your event for 2010.

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 trade facilitation, judicial and legislative reform, good governance, capacity and association building, economic restructuring, land reform and community based development.

He is currently Chief of Party of the USAID/ACED program in Aqaba Jordan (2010-).

He was Senior Advisor to EMG with assignments in Washington DC, Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia and Uganda and Chief of Party and Technical Expert for USAID in Afghanistan (LTERA Project, 2006-2009), Chief of Party for USAID in Macedonia (CGCL Project, 2003-2006) and Head of Office and Project Manager and expert (1999-2002) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group in Armenia and Russia.