Eric is an enthusiastic activist, development practitioner with a focus on social impact. He has a modest track record in project management, sustainable development, youth engagement and a special interest in new funding mechanisms to support countries mobilize and allocate resources needed to attain the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining SDSN Youth as the Project Officer with the Growth and Fundraising team, He served as the Senior Advisor for Africa where he initiated its regional strategy and worked with Network coordinators to transition to the new organizational reforms. He was also selected to be part of the inaugural ‘UNFPA Young Innovators Fellowship Programme’ to work on innovative fundraising strategies and resource mobilization mostly drafting feasibility studies and other knowledge management aspects on blended finance to support the UNFPA Country office in Rwanda to raise non-core funds to run its programs and operations. He enjoys writing in his free time, and is always fascinated by reading autobiographies and New York Times Best Sellers.