Gordon Alert, Advisor (Sourcing)

Focus

• Sourcing investment candidates

Career Experience

• 30+ years Caribbean MSME management & operations
• Caribbean SME Development, Agribusiness Management, Entrepreneurship
• Startup accelerator coach & incubator advisor
• Financial services business owner

Global Networks

• Jamaica, Guyana & other Caribbean

Key Competencies

• SMEs
• Agribusiness
• Technical Assistance
• Business Operations
• Strategic Planning
• Entrepreneurship 

Sector Experience

• Agribusiness (e.g. sugar, bananas, citrus)
• Digital Marketing
• Technology
• Financial Services

Key Past Roles

• Director, Aura Technologies (led firm to Jamaica's 2005 National Award for Innovation)
• SME & Agribusiness Consultant for: Government of Jamaica, World Bank, Jamaica Business Fund, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Jamaica National Foundation, COSME (EU Caribbean program), UN agencies, USAID, Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), Geotest

Education

• Master's, International Management, University of Phoenix, USA
• Bachelor's, Business Administration, University of Technology, Jamaica