Sahba Sobhani is the Director of UNDP’s Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD), with 19 years of experience in the private sector and UNDP. He has served as Programme Advisor, Team Leader, and Programme Manager, including as the technical lead for the UNDP private sector strategy. He has developed partnerships with over 100 companies and led six global UNDP-led initiatives, such as the Business Call to Action Initiative and the G20 Global Platform on Inclusive Business. He has authored five major UNDP reports on private-sector development. Previously, he managed key UNDP private sector initiatives under former Administrator Mark Malloch Brown, including the Commission on the Private Sector and Development. He co-authored “Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor” and was the managing editor of the African Stock Markets Handbook. He is a graduate of Yale University and the Fletcher School of Diplomacy.