Government of Liberia Announces Mr. Alieu Fuad Nyei as National Coordinator for the team to develop Liberia's second Compact under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Monrovia, Liberia - With the concurrence of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the approval of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Mr. Alieu Fuad Nyei has been appointed National Coordinator to lead the team for the development of Liberia's second MCC Compact.

Following a competitive and rigorous evaluation process that included technical assessments, structured interviews, and comprehensive review and background checks on professional qualifications, experience, and character, conducted by both the Government of Liberia and the MCC, Mr. Nyei emerged as the most suitable candidate to lead Liberia’s compact development process.

The National Coordinator will play a central role in Liberia’s compact development process, supporting evidence-based policy analysis, and facilitating effective collaboration between national stakeholders and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. He will contribute significantly to the design of high-impact investments aimed at promoting sustainable economic growth, strengthening institutional capacity, and improving the livelihoods of the Liberian people.

Mr. Nyei is an economist and public finance specialist with over 15 years of experience in macroeconomic management, energy sector, regulatory economics, and public financial management reforms. He has served in various roles at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, including Assistant Minister for Fiscal Affairs and was competitively recruited under Liberia’s first Millennium Challenge Compact to lead Regulatory Economics at the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Mr. Nyei has consulted with the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), where he coached reform teams in the Ministries of Finance of Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Gambia on locally identified public finance management problems using the Public Driven Iterative Adaptation Approach (PDIA). Since 2023, he has been a member of the International Advisory Group on Public Finance established by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Global to support its development and public finance work.

Mr. Nyei holds an MPA in Economic Policy Management, specializing in Energy and Environment from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, USA and an MSc in International Finance and Economic Development (IFED) from the University of Reading, United Kingdom. He has also completed advanced certification and executive level training in financial modelling, utility regulation and strategy, public financial management, leadership and macroeconomic policy through institutions including the Corporate Finance Institute, the Harvard Kennedy School, the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Public Utility Research Center at the University of Florida, the Florence School of Regulation at the European University Institute, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) institute, among others.

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning remains committed to ensuring that the compact development process is inclusive, transparent, and aligned with Liberia’s national development priorities, including the broader objectives of sustainable economic transformation and improved public service delivery.