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SR. MANAGER (GOVERNMENT ADVISORY)

ELAINE COLACO

Elaine is a seasoned consultant, proficient in leading high-impact projects across countries. With over 15 years of experience, her areas of expertise include social development, policy advisory, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and SME development.

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She brings strong on-ground experience across thematic areas in alignment with the SDGs, including  community development, education, livelihoods, gender equity, social entrepreneurship,  health and volunteerism. Her functional foothold lies in leading engagements on  market assessment, strategy development, Monitoring & Evaluation, research and documentation, value chain analysis and impact assessment.

She has led engagements for a varying range of clients including international development organizations and multilaterals, government agencies, corporates and not-for-profit organizations. She brings experience in working across the GCC,  India, Nepal, Indonesia and the United Kingdom. 

In her previous role, Elaine served as Vice President at Thinkthrough Consulting (TTC); an organization working in the arenas of CSR, social development and sustainability. At TTC, Elaine’s role encompassed leading and managing development projects across strategy, policy and research, monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment, volunteering and partner due diligence. 

Prior to her stint with TTC, Elaine worked as a consultant with Dun & Bradstreet SAME’s (D&B) Research & Advisory unit (RAS). Whilst at D&B, Elaine executed projects related to SME and local enterprise development, market assessment, sectoral investment allocation and skill development for Government and semi-government institutions in the UAE and Bahrain.

Elaine holds a Bachelor’s degree in law and an MBA from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. She is also an AIF Clinton Fellow for Service in India and has worked with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the launch of the CSR law, in India.