Dr. Yero Baldeh has over 24 years of professional experience, 17 of which with the African Development Bank. He is currently the Director of the Transition States Coordination Office at the African Development Bank, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Prior to this, he was the Country Manager for Ghana, Manager, Lead Coordinator of the Transition States Coordination Office and Country Manager in Sierra Leone, among other posts. Before he joined the Bank in 2004, Dr. Baldeh was the Head of The Gambia Social Development Fund.