The author is based at PRECISE, a regional agency involved in organizational development, strategic management of change, leadership development and planning in Africa. He is a development practitioner, writer, editor and researcher on peace and development. At PRECISE he holds the portfolio of Head of Organizational Development responsible for strategic management of change in organizations, research, project/program design, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. He is involved in conflict analysis, conflict sensitive approaches and peace building in Africa. He is a competent international facilitator of forums and symposiums. He is co-founder of Active Non-Violence Initiative that propagates the concept of active nonviolence among young people. Current Membership in Professional Societies/Networks: Humanitarian Practice Network, Member of Design, Monitoring and Evaluation for Peace, Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, TransConflict; Peace and Collaborative Development Network, Haggai Institute Advanced Leadership Alumni Network and Participatory Development Forum. He also serves in the Board of Directors in three private companies and two NGO’s.