Jean is the Head of Global Market Development Research of CID Global Capital, LLC., a global private equity investment company. He is also Senior Global Project Lead and Senior Political Risk Consultant at GlobalWonks. GlobalWonks is a leading global technology company based in Washington. The company provides companies with expertise and real-time insights to maximize performance.
Before arriving at these organizations, Jean served more than 10 years of management consulting experience, including Senior leadership positions at S2A CI Solutions, SGPS Technologies, Yorktown System Group, and Global Business Center. He has run executive coaching and organizational change consulting services during his career, delivering solutions to a wide array of top executives and other small businesses.
He is a veteran in the educational and nonprofit sectors. He taught French as served as Senior Professional Development Consultant for nearly 20 years. He also served in multiple roles, including Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief of Staff at The Education Hope, a Cote d’Ivoire – based nonprofit, where he had responsibility for providing strategic, financial, and operational leadership for the organization. He established strategies that focused on delivering complex solutions to critical missions for the organization’s vision. These efforts resulted in office expansion, funding growth, and overall improvement.
He is a member of several nonprofit organizations, including the World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads, the American Society of Public Administration, The Hampton Roads American Society of Public Administration, the Project Management Institute, the Hampton Roads Project Management Institute, Business Mentor New York, The International County / City Management Association, The Virginia Local Government Management Association, the Government Officers Finance Association, the Virginia Government Officers Finance Association, Young Professionals in Public Policy, the International Association of Emergency Managers.
Jean is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Strategiques. He also has a post-Graduate degree in Economic Intelligence and Strategy from CEDS Senegal, a Master of Public Administration from Regent Unity, an MBA from Ashworth College, a Master of French Studies from Artois University, a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelors from Academie des Sciences Technologiques Comptable University, ASTC bachelor of science degree in management and data processing from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri. He currently serves on the board of directors for Virginia Local Government Management Association’s Professional Development Committee.