Keith Dokho

Keith Dokho is a seasoned international development and partnerships professional with over 20 years of experience. He has a proven track record for building multi-stakeholder partnerships, managing corporate relationships, and catalyzing investment to achieve sustainable enterprise-driven results. Keith has substantial experience with designing, implementing, and managing programs and solutions for developing country contexts.

Keith leads the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID's) Private Sector Engagement Secretariat in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS). He supports US Government collaborations with companies to address poverty and hunger for the Bureau's four technical centers: Nutrition, Agriculture, Water, and Resilience. Before joining RFS, Keith served as the Director for External Partnerships at USAID's New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Incubator. At the Incubator, he helped expand USAID's capacity for partnerships, diversify and strengthen its partner base, and help organizations (particularly the private sector) work more efficiently with the Agency. Keith's previous experience includes creating shared value partnerships with private sector companies in cooperation with the US Government, multilateral donors, NGOs, and foundations. He has spearheaded practical and scalable collaborations with businesses to increase field programs' effectiveness in nutrition, economic development, and food security worldwide.

Keith believes in the private sector's power to deliver innovative and impactful market-based solutions through thoughtful partnerships. He holds an MBA in International Business and Marketing from Loyola University Chicago, an MTA in International Development from The George Washington University, and a BA in Financial Management and Marketing from Hillsdale College.