Gregg Pavitt is the founder of Pavitt Public Finance, Llc where he consults with organizations and governments to solve their public finance management challenges. He brings more than twenty-five years of experience in public financial management and administration, in both managerial and technical assistance predominately to Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia. His work spans both the national and subnational levels, concentrated ministries and decentralized MDAs. Gregg holds a Masters in International Affairs (Program in Economic Policy Management), Columbia University in New York City; Masters Public Finance, University of Chicago; Bachelors of Economics, Carleton College; and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Gregg is a strategic thinker who is adept at building and maintaining relationships with government clients (politicians, ministers, secretaries, senior officials and ministry/agency staff), and development partners. He has demonstrated leadership, organization, communication and management skills, and he is experienced in leading and managing small and large, complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams of international advisers, national advisers and local staff during long-term (2+years) and short-term assignments (one to four months).
Specific deliverables in demand are developing and delivering capacity development and training programs, workshops, training of trainers, needs assessments, and developing or improving operation manuals and SOPs.
Public Investment Management (PIM)
Integrated Financial Management Systems
Public Expenditure Management
Domestic Resource Mobilization
Public Financial Management services, studies
Public Sector Accounting
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
Capital Project Financing, or Public Investment Management Financing There has been a push for local, or subnational, governments in the developing world to issue bonds to supplement financing for capital projects. In the US, it is pointed out, municipally issued bonds have been a stable market for over a century and are used to provide […]
Some thoughts on issues facing the financial issues and management facing developing countries. Governance, PFM and Value for Money By Gregg Pavitt Improved governance is frequently cited by the international community as an important element to help in the advancement of a developing country, either directly by improving the functioning of government itself (and associated […]
