Meet the Secretariat

Suzanne Steensen

Head of Secretariat

Previously the Head of the Development Finance Architecture and Global Governance unit in the OECD’s Development Co-operation Directorate, she implemented new strategic orientations of the policy work on standard setting, benchmarking and analysis of the changing development finance landscape and built new partnerships, including with the UN, in the run-up to the 2015 Third International Conference on Financing for Development and the adoption of 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. Prior to joining the OECD in 2007, Ms Steensen held several positions within the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ bilateral development co-operation branch (Danida) and with international consultancy firms COWI and NIRAS. Ms Steensen, a Danish and Togolese national, holds a Master’s Degree in Mathematical Economics from the University of Copenhagen (1998). Email contact:Suzanne.steensen@mopanonline.org

Samer Hachem

Senior Advisor

Samer Hachem joined the MOPAN Secretariat as Senior Advisor in 2017. Prior to this, he worked for the Independent Development Evaluation of the African Development Bank Group, where he was manager in charge of evaluations of institutional processes and reforms, and of country strategies and programs. Besides his evaluation experience, Samer brings expertise in results management in multilateral organisations, including UNDP and the African Development Bank. His more than 20 years professional experience also includes management consulting, leading programme management offices for large change initiatives, and working on performance management in the banking sector. Samer holds an MBA from HEC Montreal, and an engineering diploma from Ecole Centrale Paris. He is a French and Tunisian national. Email contact: samer.hachem@mopanonline.org