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We’re a partnership of entrepreneurial development experts, sharing ownership of a business that we’re passionate about.

Team Profiles

Raymond Asfour

Raymond is the CEO and co-Managing Partner of Expectation State.

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United Kingdom

Prior to founding Expectation State, Raymond’s career focused on supporting governments in Emerging States on behalf of a wide range of international actors.

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Andrew Gharaibeh Collingwood

Andrew is the co-Managing Partner of Expectation State

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Jordan

Prior to joining Expectation State Andrew was a Managing Principal at a UK development consultancy, followings roles in No 10, Cabinet Office, FCO and DFID.

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Robert Lamb

Robert provides the Board with strategic inputs regarding international investors, as a Non-Executive Director.

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United Kingdom

Away from Expectation State, Robert is a co-founder of Hedgehog and a Non-Executive Director of the Development Bank of Wales. He previously held senior leadership roles at one of the world’s leading private markets investment managers.

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Raya Rousan

Raya is an Expectation State Partner and Country Representative in Jordan.

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Jordan

Prior to joining Expectation State, Raya has worked extensively across investment in Jordan, with a variety of government and private sector counterparts.

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Hanningtone Isiaho

Hanningtone is an Expectation State Partner and Country Representative in Kenya.

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Kenya

He has extensive experience of programme design and execution, monitoring and evaluation, research and learning

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Amine Allouche

Amine is an Expectation State Partner and Country Representative in Tunisia.

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Tunisia

Prior to joining Expectation State Amine was a Trade and Investment Adviser at the UK Department of International Trade (DIT) where his role involved supporting businesses interested in exporting to Tunisia

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Dr Lucy Hovil

Lucy is an Expectation State Partner, leading our Migration portfolio.

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United Kingdom

She is a social researcher and widely published global expert on issues related to displacement and forced migration.

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Augustus Emenogu

Augustus is an Expectation State Partner, leading our Evaluation portfolio.

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Ghana

He is a versatile evaluation expert with experience delivering in over forty countries.

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Andrew Kambobe

Andrew is an Expectation State Partner and Country Representative in Zambia.

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Zambia

He is an established Private Sector Engagement and Inclusive Business specialist

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Verengai Mabika

Verengai is an Expectation State Partner, leading our Digital portfolio.

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Zimbabwe

A proven leader with over 16 years of experience shaping the digital landscape in Africa and beyond.

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Dima Mansour

Dima is a Project Manager at Expectation State

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Jordan

Dima is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project management, consultancy, research, and training.

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Amina Ben Abdallah

Amina is an Associate at Expectation State.

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Tunisia

Prior to joining Expectation State, Amina was an Account Manager at eXo Platform MEA.

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Nour Chaabene

Nour is an Associate at Expectation State.

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Tunisia

Prior to joining Expectation State, Nour worked as a Parliamentary Reporter at AlBawsala, a Tunisian NGO.

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Neila Ahlem Zakraoui

Neila is an Associate at Expectation State.

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Tunisia

Prior to joining Expectation State, Neila worked for a Tunisian CSO.

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Rahma Moussa

Rahma is a Project Officer at Expectation State

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Tunisia

Prior to joining Expectation State, Rahma was a Business Developer at a Tech Startup

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Najia Saleh

Najia is an Associate at Expectation State

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Tunisia

Prior to joining Expectation State, Najia was a Project Associate at Deutsche Welle Akademie

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