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Scott Kleinberg

Scott Kleinberg

Global strategy & policy executive in agriculture and development

Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2025
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Summary

Development and policy leader with a focus on agricultural programs and partnerships—Scott has led agriculture-focused program design and partnerships at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, working to build academic and research collaborations and scholarship programs to support agricultural diversification in tobacco-dependent countries. bbntimes+1
Experienced USAID economic growth and donor-engagement practitioner—he has held senior roles at USAID, including Team Leader for Economic Growth (Bureau for Africa) and Deputy Director for Donor Engagement, contributing to private enterprise and donor coordination efforts. jiaponline+2
Programmatic focus on tobacco-sector transition and livelihoods—through FSFW work he supported initiatives (scholarships, technical exchanges, partnerships) aimed at creating viable alternative livelihoods and building capacity for agricultural transformation in countries such as Malawi. bbntimes+1
SAIS alumnus active in alumni networks—holds an MA (International Affairs) from Johns Hopkins SAIS and appears in SAIS alumni materials and event listings, indicating ongoing engagement with the SAIS community. jhu+1

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Business-Enabling Environment and the Value Chain

Work addressing business-enabling environment reforms and their implications for value-chain development and private enterprise programming (USAID/sector guidance).

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Selected World Bank / development sector contributions (co-authored papers and technical notes)

Multiple contributions to World Bank and development-sector technical documents on topics including costs and technical assessments related to development and infrastructure (documents listing Scott H. Kleinberg as a contributor/co-author).

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