Adnan Ansari is a co-founder and Executive Director of Muflehun. He is responsible for designing and implementing multiple violence and extremism prevention programs, and capacity building of domestic and international stakeholders.
He has worked extensively in post-conflict environments to implement large-scale projects on local capacity building and reconstruction of economies. This includes places recovering from social uprisings, recurring conflict or experiencing ongoing insurgencies, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Mindanao (Philippines), Somalia and post-civil war Sri Lanka. His global experience is spread across regions in MENA, East Africa, South Asia and East Asia where he held key positions in projects funded by USAID, World Bank, IFC, ADB and AfDB.
Adnan has spent two decades in financial sector development and sustainable private sector ecosystem growth; providing solutions for complex problems to policy makers and central banks, building capacity of financial institutions, and designing innovative finance solutions in frontier markets and fragile regions.
Adnan now focuses on developing solutions based on data analytics and research, designed to meet the specific needs of stakeholders in federal and local government agencies working to shift target populations from vulnerability to security.
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
