Executive Director: GIIC Africa and Adjunct
Research Fellow
Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Washington, DC
May 1998-2000 |
Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC) |
Appointed by the Board of Directors of the Global
Information Infrastructure Commission to serve as founding Executive
Director of the GIIC's first regional initiative, the GIIC Africa.
Responsible for the strategic development and management of the
GIIC Africa, and contributing to the overall strategic planning
and management of the GIIC.
Africa Regional Director and Telecommunications
Research Fellow
Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Washington, DC
December 1996-May 1998
Promoted to Africa Regional Director in December
1996 by Joe E. Young, GIIC Executive Director. Responsibilities
included: contributing to the strategic planning and management
of the GIIC secretariat, a non-governmental initiative designed
to promote private-sector leadership and public/private partnership
in building the global information infrastructure. Also
responsible for research, writing, lecturing and organizational
activities in the Africa region, including developing and directing
the GIIC Africa Program. Planned, organized, developed and managed
the initial launch of the GIIC World Wide Web site. Published
Information and Communications for Development: Nationalism, Regionalism
and Globalism in Building the Global Information Society.
Also, served as information technology consultant to the International
Communications Studies Program at CSIS.
Telecommunications Research Fellow
Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Washington, DC
February 1995-December 1996
Appointed as Africa Telecommunications Research
Fellow for the GIIC by Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan, Chair of
the International Communications Program at the Center for Strategic
and International Studies. Responsibilities included: contributing
to the strategic planning and management of the GIIC secretariat,
a non-governmental initiative designed to promote private-sector
leadership and public/private partnership in building the global
information infrastructure. Also responsible for research,
writing, lecturing and organizational activities in the Africa
region. Planned, organized, developed and managed the initial
launch of the GIIC World Wide Web site. Also, served as information
technology consultant to the International Communications Studies
Program at CSIS.
Director
Center for Information Society Development in Africa (CISDA)
CSIR Division of Information and Communications Technologies
Pretoria, South Africa
April 1997 - January 1999
Appointed by the president and executive of the
CSIR as Director for the Center for Information Society and Development
in Africa (CISDA) an initiative of the Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa. The mission
of CISDA is to contribute to building the intellectual and technical
capacity within South Africa and Africa for the effective participation
in the emerging Global Information Society.
Founding Deputy Director
Center for Information Society Development in Africa (CISDA)
CSIR Corporate
Pretoria, South Africa
June 1996 - April 1997
Appointed by the president and executive of the
CSIR to co-found and serve as Deputy Director of the Center for
Information Society and Development in Africa (CISDA) an initiative
of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in
South Africa. The mission of CISDA is to contribute to building
the intellectual and technical capacity within South Africa and
Africa for the effective participation in the emerging Global
Information Society.
International Research Fellow and Consultant
CSIR Division of Information Services
Pretoria, South Africa
September 1995-Present
Appointed as International Research Fellow and
Consultant by Dr. Ben Fouché, Chief Information Officer
and Director, CSIR. Responsibilities include: developing,
coordinating and implementing CSIR strategy for the Global Information
Society; assisting in strategic planning and international relationship
development for the organization; strategic research and analysis;
and liaison with national, regional and global organizations and
institutions. Served on a technical secretariat to the South
African Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology at
the Department of Foreign Affairs. Represents the CSIR on
the G7 Government On-Line (GOL) Information Society Pilot Project
and the G7 Environment and National Resources Management (ENRM)
Information Society Pilot Projects. Organized, developed
and managed the World Wide Web site for the “Information Society
and Development Conference (ISAD).” Interface with the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the coordination
of the African Information Society Initiates (AISI) and the High-Level
Working Group on Information and Communications Technologies in
Africa.
Chair, President and CEO
The Cogburn Global Group, Inc. (CG2)
Strategic Global Consulting, Management, and Research Firm.
Washington, DC and Johannesburg, South Africa
December 1996-Present
Founded and directs this strategic global consulting,
management, and research firm specializing in effective strategies
for the Global Information Society and timely international political
economy research and analysis. Client groups served by CG2
include: public, private and voluntary sectors and international,
regional and sub-regional organizations with a geographic focus
on Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia.
Research Fellow in International Affairs
Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division (FAND)
United States Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Washington, DC
November 1994 - February 1995
Seconded to the CRS from The Ralph J. Bunche International
Affairs Center at Howard University, with responsibility for social,
political and economic research on South and Southern African
affairs. Responded to Congressional request for targeted
research on South and Southern Africa and initiated longer-term
projects with other Africa analysts. Published the African
Democracy and Leadership: Basic Fact Sheet with CRS Analyst Patrice
Curtis.
Research Coordinator
Basic Technologies International (BTI)
Bethesda, Maryland
May 1993 - May 1994
Developed and coordinated the qualitative and
quantitative research program for this environmental technology
development and consulting firm, including the Environmental Workforce
Study (EWS) conducted by BTI under contract with the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE). The purpose of the EWS was to identify
appropriate data and issues relating to the entry, retention and
professional development of women and ethnic minorities involved
in the DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (ERWM)
activities. This project included: task management, research
design, national focus group coordination, development of data
collection instruments and mechanisms for establishing baseline
data, statistical computation/analysis and report generation.
Conducted work at DOE facilities in Colorado (Rocky Flats) and
Washington (Hanford).
Congressional Lobbyist/Legislative Assistant
Greenpeace International
Washington, DC
May 1991 - January 1993
Assisted in planning and executing the congressional
lobbying strategy of the organization in support of: the Waste
Export and Import Prohibition Act, an amendment to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to prohibit the export of
hazardous and other wastes to non-OECD countries; amendments to
the Food, Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and
pesticide Circle of Poison legislation. Represented Greenpeace
at the RCRA Working Group of Environmental Organizations.
Organized public presentations to educate communities about the
hazards of the international trade in wastes. Updated regional
offices around the country.
President and CEO
PowerGrafix Omni World (POW)
Graphic Communications and Consulting Firm
Houston, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1988-1990
Founded and directed this graphic design and communications
firm specializing in marketing development and design, desktop
publishing and electronic communications. Clients included
legal professionals, non-governmental organizations and the private
sector in Houston and Oklahoma City.
United States Army
1987-1990
Houston, Texas
Completed United States Army basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri as a 09R (cadet). Held the position
of platoon guide, responsible for a sixty-man platoon. Awarded
highest distinction on Soldier's End-of-Cycle Test. Served
in United States Army reserves, 75th Maneuver Area Command (MAC)
as an Administrative Officer-Trainee.
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