Elisabet Montgomery is the Senior Policy Specialist for Market Development and Employment at Sida, based in Stockholm. Elisabet joined Sida in 2013, where her focus has been on Employment promotion and Market Development. In particular, Elisabet has led on the institutionalisation of the Market Systems Development approach within Sida. Elisabet has worked on Economic Development and Employment in Sweden and abroad for the past 20 years, including 15 years in development cooperation for Sida, the ILO and the private sector. Her areas of work included enterprise development, business environment reform, job creation, local economic development, social entrepreneurship, market systems development, gender and human rights. Elisabet has worked in Africa and Asia and has been based in Sri Lanka and Rwanda. She holds a Master’s degree in business studies and political science from the University of Stockholm.