Profile of the Deputy Minister for Economic Management

Augustus J. Flomo works for the Government of Liberia as the Deputy Minister for Economic Management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. His position covers managing the Aid Portfolio, Debt (domestics and external), Macroeconomic and Financial Policies of the government of Liberia. He has over 18 years experience in Economic Analysis, Fiscal Management & Accounting, Leadership, Training, Business Development and has actively participated in the political landscape of Liberia before his appointment to government in March 2018. 

Before March 2018, he served as Chief Executive Officer for GUSCEMAN, INC., a company he established with focus on Business Development & Support Services including business consulting, Training designs and deliveries of various kind; institutional capacity building, etc.

Before moving to his own company, he worked for several institutions including Cuttington University, United States African Development Foundation – WUDARBO Project, Agency for Economic Development and Empowerment and lastly for the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), a Washington DC based entity that was implementing the USAID Investing for Business Expansion (IBEX) project in Liberia just to name a few. He served IESC as the Deputy Chief of Party with oversight responsibilities of managing operations, designing and delivering capacity building programs for SMEs in the Liberian market and leading the sustainability component of the project; at the same time managing the technical team of business analysts and support staff. During his years of private sector work, he served as consultant for many institutions including: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)/LADA Project, Winrock International Agriculture development program for Liberia and many others. He has over 18 years of cross sectorial experience in the private sector.

He holds an MBA in Finance with emphasis in investment. He is currently doing his Doctor of Business Administration and holds several certificates in Business Development, Financial Management, Grant and project management, Economic Development, and is a certified trainer.

He is a Rotarian, current Assistant Governor for District 9101 with oversight of Clubs in Liberia, Past President of Rotary Club of Sinkor and currently a member of the Rotary District 9101 Training team and participates in various Rotary training activities across 10 countries in West Africa.  Additionally, he is a Delegate of the Rotary Foundation Committee of D9101 in West Africa with oversight of all grant management issues for Liberia.