Mr. Abdulai was the co-head of Professional Services at Broadway Technology, a leading provider of electronic trading solutions for interest rate and inflation markets worldwide. He was a member of the firm’s management team and led a global team of Engagement Leads and Consultants. For more than a decade, he led the deployment and integration of enterprise electronic trading platforms for Macro-economic Desks at Global Investment Banks.

Mr. Abdulai served as a Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Government of Sierra Leone from April 2020 to May 2021. He worked with Ministries, Departments and Agencies to design and roll out major government policies. He also helped coordinate the country’s Economic Response Program for COVID-19.

Mr. Abdulai started his career in international finance as a Quantitative Strategist modelling financial instruments for Interest Rate Products, Money Markets and Structured Funding Desks at Goldman Sachs International, in London, where he served till 2008. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Abdulai was at the forefront of innovation in Sierra Leone’s finance and financial technology space. He helped launch the country’s first mutual fund and managed the operations of Splash Mobile Money, the country’s first mobile payments platform.

Mr. Abdulai holds a Master of Science in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

With formidable experience delivering technically complex global projects, Mr. Abdulai brings modern applicable knowledge and problem-solving skills to advance Sierra Leone’s environment and climate change agenda.