Mike Albu joined the DCED Secretariat in May 2018. He leads the work on inclusive market systems and runs the BEAM Exchange. BEAM supports knowledge exchange and learning about how to use the MSD approach to improve access to income, jobs, products and services for people living in poverty. Before DCED and the BEAM Exchange, Mike managed projects and consulted for PwC, Practical Action and other NGOs, specialising in issues of technological capabilities, micro-enterprise development, and economic recovery in humanitarian crises. He studied Engineering Design at the University of Warwick, and has a MSc in Technology Policy from the University of Sussex.