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Dr. Abdulah

Executive Director of Xelkom Institute & Dean of Business at Osiri University
 
Dr. Mbengue is the author of “Is Servant Leadership Vital for Organizational Success” with over 20 years of experience in business management practice. He is the Founder & Executive Director of Xelkom Institute and the Dean of Business at Osiri University. An experienced and accomplished academic and executive coach with a proven track record in overseeing leadership institutes and developing high-performing leaders. He is a scholar in organizational leadership and an expert on strategy management, team building, international trade, value chain analysis, and the automotive industry, with a passion for driving innovation and organizational success.
 
He served as the principal adviser for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Senegal on the promotion of trade and investment, where he was instrumental in overseeing programs that increased export and foreign direct investment and contributed to trade and investment policy reforms. In that capacity, he was responsible for writing scopes of work, coordinating and supervising consultants’ interventions, and monitoring and evaluating project overall performance.

As the Program Manager for the USAID SAGIC program (Support for Accelerated Growth & Increased Competitiveness), he oversaw three activities: strengthening business development services (BDS) using a value chain methodology; creation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) that attract investment for efficient delivery of public goods or services; and promotion of policy reforms for an improved business environment. In that position, he prepared internal USAID reports to be included in USAID Headquarters briefings to the US government. He regularly met with other donor representatives to coordinate and harmonize development assistance in Senegal.

As USAID Trade Specialist in Senegal, he served as the principal advisor to the Mission on the development of trade and investments, assisted the Mission in structuring programs to increase exports and domestic or foreign investment, performed analysis of market and trade issues, and promoted partnerships, joint ventures, and alliances to increase investment and country competitiveness. A native of Senegal, he played an important role in bridging cultural differences and building stakeholder consensus to minimize destructive conflicts and address key program challenges.

His corporate experience in the private sector includes serving as the General Motors marketing manager and market analyst for Africa and the Middle East, where he was instrumental in shaping GM’s Africa strategy. As an independent consultant, he contributed to the formulation of the first African Union strategic plan (2005), and the need assessment for the New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development program (NEPAD), which laid the foundation for the African Union’s “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want”.

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