Our Leadership and Technical Team
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Golden Mahove, DBA
A leading Independent Business Consultant and Subject Matter Expert in Inclusive Economic Development, Dr. Golden Mahove holds 27 years’ experience in market systems, agribusiness development, and value chain analysis. A leading and well-recognized global voice in inclusive agribusiness and enterprise development using the market systems development approach, Golden is an accomplished Technical Expert and Team Leader on numerous multi-million-dollar continental programs.
Current and past clients include DAI Global LLC; Adam Smith International, and indirectly the UK Department for International Development, Genesis, Ecorys, and LTS; the United Nations’ International Labor Organization (ILO), and Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO); the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA); the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ILO International Training Centre (ITCILO), and CARE International, among many others.
With field experience across Southern, East, and West Africa, and the Middle East, he has operated and variously resided in Liberia, the DRC, Uganda, Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya, Malawi, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini (previously Swaziland), and Italy.
A Member of the Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS) and Certified Professional Facilitator with the International Association of Facilitators (IAF), he holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Business Model Innovation (BMI) Degree & Innovation Ecosystems, and a Master of Business Administration Degree with Enterprise Development specialization.