Dobrina Poirier is an Economic Affairs Officer at OES. Prior to UNECA, Dobrina was a Program Manager for Africa at the Center for International Private Enterprise, where she managed a portfolio of grants for private sector beneficiaries in Nigeria and Ethiopia. Prior to joining CIPE, Dobrina worked for the World Bank’s Chief Economist Office and Governance Global Practice on issues spanning economic policy, economic governance, private sector development, and trade. Dobrina holds an MPA in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University and is currently pursuing a PhD in E-governance from Maastricht University.