Hodan Hassan is a seasoned development leader who turns ambitious reform agendas into practical results in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Over two decades, she has advised senior government officials, major donors, and multilaterals on governance, stabilization, inclusive economic growth, and climate-resilient development—consistently bridging high-level policy with the realities of delivery.
Earlier in her career, as Deputy Country Representative for USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives in Sudan, Hodan supported a complex political transition focused on social cohesion and early governance following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. She later served as Deputy Director of USAID/Somalia, where she helped scale the mission and shape country-defining investments in stabilization and institution-building.
Today, Hodan leads senior consulting assignments with governments, multilaterals, and philanthropic partners across the Horn of Africa and beyond. Her portfolio spans strategy design and delivery support; political economy analysis; performance and learning systems grounded in Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL); and climate-finance advisory—often aligning diverse coalitions behind measurable outcomes and clear accountability.
Recognized for steady judgment in complex political environments, she combines strategic acuity, coalition-building, and disciplined execution. Whether structuring national reform frameworks, shaping stabilization investments, or aligning partners around shared results, Hodan works from a simple principle: durable progress is built at the intersection of sound policy, local legitimacy, and evidence-based delivery.