Holger Grundel advises the Secretariat on Green Growth and other technical PSD themes. Having joined the Secretariat in 2019, he has supported a variety of DCED work streams, including PSE, Green Growth, FCAS and digitalization. Holger worked for 18 years as Senior PSD Adviser for the UK FCDO in the UK, China, the DRC, and Senegal. He also has a track record in consultancies focusing on the transition to green energy and transport, natural resource management and sustainable forestry. As a founding member of the FCDO’s PSD cadre, he led on policy and programming for topics including post-conflict PSD, PSE, entrepreneurship, and extractive industries. He studied International Business at the Fachhochschule Dortmund, Germany, and the University of Plymouth, UK. He also has a Master’s degree in International Development from Bath University, UK.