Policy Reform & PPP Legal Advisor

CURRICULUM VITAE

Staff of: Institute for Economic Growth & Legal Reform (IGROW)

1. Family name: Kassahun (Dr.)

2. First names: Yohannes

3. Date of birth: 29/03/1954

4. Passport holder: USA

5. Residence: 490 M Street SW, apt. W500, Washington,DC 20024 6. Education:

7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5

- basic)

Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

1983-1987 Harvard Law School, SJD, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1982-1983 Harvard Law School, International Tax Certificate, Cambridge Mass- achusetts

1982-1983 Harvard Law School, LLM, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1972-1974 University of Khartoum Law Faculty, LLB Honours, Khartoum, Sudan Language Reading Speaking Writing

English 1 1 1

Italian 1 1 2

Amharic 1 1 1

Date

s

Location Compa-

ny & ref-

erence

organi-

zation

Position Description

199

4-20

00

Virginia IP3 Director, Le-

gal and Regu-

latory

Designed courses on Public Private

Partnerships, delivered and managemed

courses, travelled to several countries to

deliver workshops

200

1-

2015

-

Italy, US

& Ethio-

pia

IGROW Director, PPP legal and regulatory, PPP heath sector advi- sor, PPP municipal services advisor, Public Fi-

nancial Management advisor, legal and justice

sector reform advisor, training the trainers ex-

pert, economic laws reform expert,

201

8

Tunis IGROW PPP electrici-

ty Distribu-

tion Conces-

sion Agree-

ment Drafting

This training USAID project is for the

Libyan electricity sector reform being

operated from Tunisia. My task was as

PPP Transaction advisor to advise on

Electricity Distribution, PPP concession

agreement

De-

cem

ber

201

7-

Marc

h

201

8

Wash-

ington

DC

IGROW PPP coaching

expert

Coached officials of Stanbic Bank of

Kenya, on PPP transactions in renewable

energy and physical infrastructure

201

3-20

17

Virginia,

Roslyn

IRD Country Di-

rector Ethio-

pia

Managed 29 rural health centers con-

struction and rehabilitation project (US-

AID)

June

201

6-

Feb-

ru-

ary

‘18

Belize USTDA/

E3 In-

terna-

tional

Legal, Regu-

latory, Envi-

ronment Ex-

pert

Conducted feasibility study to imple-

ment a solar and wind renewable energy

for four cities water supply under a PPP

arrangements.

May

201

6-

Oc-

to-

ber

201

6

Ethiopia USAID.

ABT As-

sociate;

PPP transac-

tion expert

PPP transaction expert: Trained health

professionals on PPPH transaction espe-

cially for procurement of pharmaceuti-

cal Neurosurgery center, drafted Opera-

tional guidelines for PPP tertiary level

medical services.,

2013 Kenya Kenya,

Invest-

ment

Authori-

ty

Legal/PPP

Consultant

Advisory services for mapping key legal,

institutional and policy framework for

creating conducive investment climate,

PPP legal arrangements to attract regional

and internal investment into Kenya.

2011

-201

3

Ethiopia EU/

Ethiopi-

an JOPTC

Legal 7 Jus-

tice sector

reform Con-

sultant

Country legal & judicial capacity gap

survey & upgrading content and training

methodology of Justice Sector Profes-

sional Training Institute (JOPTC) in Ethiopia,

2010

-201

3

South

Sudan

South

Sudan

Legal & in-

stitution

building Con-

sultant

Established justice sector capacity devel-

opment for Southern Sudan Government

developed judicial training curriculum

2012 Egypt WIPO IP Consultant Institutions building & curriculum devel- opment methodology for operation of an

IP Academy in Egypt.

2011-

2012

Egypt WIPO IP Legal and

Regulatory Con-

sultant/Trainer

Trained on establishing an Intellectual

Property Academy in African and Arab

Region countries, Egypt with WIPO.

2012 Ethiopia African

Union

Consultant Advisory services on post-conflict stability and application of the rule of law for

Africa Union.

2010

-201

2

Kenya Kenya Constitution-

al Consultant

Advised on constitutional development

of Kenya.

2008

-201

0

Italy IDLO Director & Ex-

pert Trainer

The International Development Law Or-

ganization (IDLO) Rome, Italy. Designed pro-

grams for and trained policy makers, senior

legal advisers and managers on structuring

public and private financing for providing

infrastructure and social services, Estab-

lished IDLO’s Research and Distance Learn-

ing Centre, published ‘Development Law

Updates’ and ‘Voices of Development

Jurists’

2008

-201

0

Italy IDLO Strategic Ob-

jectives De-

signer

Designed International Development Law

Organization’s (IDLO) global strategic objec-

tive for national level capacity development

in a result based management system Rome,

Italy

2009 Yemen Yemen Environment

Consultant

Yemen review of environment and water

sector review, legal framework for capacity

development and PPP in water resources

investment

2008

-200

9

Italy IDLO Quality Con-

trol Designer

Developed IDLO’s Quality Review Stan-

dards for training, advisory services, in-

stitution building, judicial bench book,

development research and publications,

Rome, Italy

2008 Italy IDLO Director Dis-

tance Learn-

ing and Re-

search Center

Established IDLO’s Research and Distance

Learning Centre, published ‘Development

Law Updates’ and ‘Voices of Development

Jurists’, Rome.

2008 Egypt IDLO Regional Di-

rector

Managed IDLO’s Regional Office in Cairo,

for Arabic speaking countries.

2005-

2008

Tanzania,

Ghana,

Senegal

IDLO Procurement

Law Expert and

Trainer

Trained on procurement law and transac-

tion model reforms, Tanzania, Ghana,

Senegal & how to structure PPP pro-

curement models

2007 Indone-

sia

Indone-

sia

Property

Rights Advi-

sor

Advising on property rights in Banda

Aceh Indonesia, under municipal and

community partnerships

2006-

2007

Egypt USAID PPP Legal and

Regulatory Con-

sultant

Legal/Regulatory Trainer, Public-Private

Partnerships in municipal Solid Waste

Management, USAID, Alexandria, Cairo,

Egypt.

1995-

2006

Washing-

ton DC

Institute

for Public-

Private

Partner-

ships

PPP Legal and

Regulatory Spe-

cialist

PPP legal and regulatory specialist trainer for

participants from 175 countries worldwide,

Washington, DC Provided technical assistance to

more than 23 countries on how to form economi-

cally self-sustaining public-private partnerships. 2005 Ghana Ghana Budget &

Procurement

reform Expert

Budget cycle and procurement expenditures.

Reviewed budget and procurement laws,

discussed on how to develop performance

budget and match and control expendi-

tures through procurement. How donor

funds are accounted for in public ex-

penditure process.

2004 Uganda World

Bank

Policy Advisor:

Health sector

Uganda, Studies on Property Rights in mu-

nicipal and communal systems relating to

women & children and HIV/AIDS, Health

Sector reform,

2003 Lebanon Lebanon PPP Legal Ex-

pert

Beirut, Lebanon, Assessed legal and regu-

latory matters in the existing institutional

and public financing of Beirut port. In-

cluding procedures of customs revenue and

advised on how to structure the private

participation in Beirut Port container

terminal development.

1999-

2002

Egypt USAID PPP Legal and

Regulatory Spe-

cialist

Legal/Regulatory Specialist, developed

procurement evaluation PPP projects,

assisted in designing revenue scheme from

electricity water and waste collection in

relation to City budget allocations. Solid

Waste PPP Project, USAID, Alexandria,

Egypt.

2000 Sri Lanka Asian Dev

Bank

PPP of Ports

Advisor

PPP Advisor, Asian Development Bank

(ADB), Container terminal for Colombo port,

Sri Lanka.

1999 India Asian Dev

Bank

PPP of ser-

vices Ports

Advisor

Ports Private sector participation Feasibili-

ty Study for Mumbai and Chennai, India,

1999 Egypt USAID Legal Advisor -

Environmental

Assessment

Legal Advisor for designing Egyptian Envi-

ronmental Policy for private investment par-

ticipation Project (EEPP), USAID, Egypt.

1999 South

Africa

USAID Regulatory &

municipal PPP

Specialist

Municipal Services Partnerships Project

for several activate including water, elec-

tricity, transport, waste water..city ser-

vices. Department of Constitutional De-

velopment of the Government of South

Africa, USAID, Pretoria.

1998 China World

Bank

PPP Conces-

sions Legal

Expert

Legal expert, Structuring Concessions

and BOO/BOT for National Highways

Network, developed revenue stream ac-

counting to the treasury procedures, World

Bank, Huangzu, China.

1998 Egypt USAID Water Regulato-

ry Specialist

Regulatory specialist, Water sector Regu-

latory Strategies, USAID, Cairo, Egypt.

1998 Zim-

babwe

German

Tech

Coop

Fund

(GTZ)

PPP Energy

Regulatory

Specialist

Designed policy framework for private

participation in the energy sector, Zim-

babwe, German Technical Cooperation

Fund (GTZ).

1998 Zambia World

Bank

Utilities Reg-

ulation Spe-

cialist

Utilities regulation specialist, Regula-

tion of Utilities Workshops and Energy

& Regulation Board Advisory, The World

Bank, Lusaka, Zambia.

1998 Ghana World

Bank

Regulations

Legal Expert

Legal expert, Restructuring and Regula-

tion of Infrastructure Services, State En-

terprise Commission, Government of

Ghana, World Bank.

1998 Macedo-

nia

USAID Regulatory

Specialist &

Trainer

Regulatory specialist, Training and Techni-

cal Assistance for the Albanian National

Water Supply and Sanitation Regulatory

Commission, Urban Institute, USAID,

RHUDO, Skopje, Macedonia.

1997 South

Africa

South

Africa

PPP Legal Ex-

pert

Privatization of State Enterprise, reviewed

PPP procurement process, Ministry of Pub-

lic Enterprises, South Africa.

1996 Albania USAID PPP Water

Sector Legal

Advisor

Legal Advisor, USAID, RHUDO, PPP for Wa-

ter sector, Tirana, Albania.

1995 South

Africa

USAID PPP Trainer Trainer, PPP for Municipal service provision, USAID, Pretoria, South Africa.

15. Publications

16. Certification:

1995

-199

6

Zambia,

Tanzania

& Ethio-

pia

Norwe-

gian De-

velop-

Agency

Legal & Regu-

latory Reform

Advisor

Advised on municipal level infrastructure

services reform, Norwegian Development

Agency, Zambia, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.

1994 Nepal Asian Dev

Bank

Privatization/

PPP Expert &

Trainer

Asian Development Bank, Kathmandu,

Nepal. Designed and conducted workshop

on privatization and private sector de-

velopment.

1994 S o u t h

Africa

Ford

Found.

Trainer Joint

Ventures

Designed and conducted a workshop

for South African lawyers on negotiat-

ing investment, joint ventures and in-

frastructure agreements.

• Pillars of Growth IGROW Publications Series No. 1 Unbundling the Public Financial Management As Tool for Sustained Growth ( 2011-)

• Public Private Partnerships in Infrastructure: Why It Works in Some Countries and Fails in Others, Voices of Development Jurists, Vol. 2. No.4 (2005)

• Modern Legal Thoughts and Reflections on Law and Development, IDLO Bul- letin No.32, October 2002

• Issues of Regional Cooperation among Developing Countries-Cooperation in Africa, Presentation at International Third World Studies Conference 1993.

• Negotiation Training for Development, Development, Journal of the Society for International Development, 1991:1, p.96

• Foreign Investment in the Sudan in Doing Business in Doing Business in Sub- Saharan Africa, Schroth, P. W. ed. (1991), p.134

• The food Questions within the Prism of International Law of Development, Okla- homa Law Review 1985:38,863.

• International Finance Indigenous Systems and Banking Law in Developing Countries, Dissertation, Partial fulfillment of SJD, Harvard Law School, 1987.

• International Contracts and Arbitration, a Bibliography, Harvard Law School, 1987

• Human Rights in Uganda: A case Study on the Displacement of the Banyaruan- dans, with Niranjan Patel, Harvard Human Rights Program for the International Human Rights League, 1984, Harvard Law School (manuscript), I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly de- scribes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any willful mis- statement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if engaged. Date: 12/21/2018

Contact this candidate