Policy Advocacy for Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Mr. Jake Wellman
Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company · Business Leaders
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Biography
Senior Expert advising clients on a range of economic development issues including designing, operating and repurposing SEZs, developing sector green growth strategies and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals through both private sector action and government policies. His experience includes projects throughout the MENA region as well as in the US, UK, South East Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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