Mia Marshall

Led market assessment to inform the design of a new equity investment vehicle to scale the distributed renewable energy (DRE) sector in SSA

• Led end-to-end project execution, overseeing team workflows, research outputs, and client engagements
• Conducted 70+ renewable energy constulations to validate insights on business models, investment needs, and sector dynamics
• Directed analysis on market sizing, company pipelines, and capital projections to inform the design of a new equity vehicle
• Delivered tailored strategic recommendations and presented findings to client and investors through regular updates and workshops

Designed a partnership and intervention framework to scale productive use of energy (PUE) technologies and drive job creation

• Developed strategic framework to guide PUE scaling and workforce development across priority markets
• Mapped key partners and programmatic initiatives to identify integration points and catalytic opportunities
• Refined final report with clear, actionable interventions aligned with funder and partner goals

Advised a global advocacy institution on strategies to promote renewable energy uptake among commercial & industrial (C&I) players in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

• Oversaw day-to-day delivery, managing a Senior Associate and Analyst to ensure timely execution of project milestones
• Supported client management by aligning deliverables with evolving priorities and stakeholder expectations
• Led ~20 consultations with private firms, donors, and investors to validate findings and surface strategic insights
• Synthesized insights into two high-impact reports and three policy briefs; co-led client presentations and workshops

Revamped OCA’s business development process by leveraging prior experience and stakeholder input

• Conducted interviews with senior staff to identify process gaps and inefficiencies
• Designed and pitched a streamlined BD workflow to improve access to key materials (e.g., past proposals, credentials, CVs)
• Introduced a more strategic approach to technical solutioning and integrated budgeting

• Analyzed Sri Lankan agricultural value chains to identify investment opportunities in solar energy, logistics, transportation, and value addition to inform project design for a new US Government (USG)-funded project
• Managed proposal for a $195m budget increase for a USG-funded project in Ukraine focused on infrastructure rehabilitation

• Analyzed target audience demographics, preferences, and trends to develop content for the company’s Instagram and YouTube, maximizing the company’s reach
• Created a comprehensive marketing strategy incorporating the company’s short-, mid-, and long-term goals

• Analyzed barriers to income generation for farmers in rural Colombia to write a proposal for a sustainable, private-sector-driven $53 million agricultural development project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Stepped in to serve as lead project designer and writer for a $38m, 5-year project in Honduras focused on developing, piloting, and scaling up private sector-led solutions to youth unemployment, won project and grew DAI’s Honduras portfolio to five projects
• Collaborated with USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security to design a 40-hour training program to increase the capacity of USAID staff globally to implement more sustainable development solutions
• Established an operational process for a new, highly participatory $500,000 fund in Laos to strengthen the competitiveness of information and communications technology (ICT) and tourism enterprises via market-driven solutions

• Mentored junior and new staff via one-on-one and two group training sessions in DAI's business development process to enhance their capacity to work on USAID proposals at any point in the proposal development cycle
• Led a team of four to design and write a proposal for a $10 million public financial management project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and collaborated with the lead writer to create recruitment and pricing strategies, contributing to DAI’s Eastern Europe expansion plan

• Supervised start-up of a $25m project in Peru, including managing a team of three people to hire and train more than 15 new staff, negotiating an office lease and bulk purchase of equipment, and ensuring integrity of technical deliverables
• Navigated $52m USAID/Honduras Local Governance Activity through a staff downsizing and budget realignment due to funding cuts stemming from a shift in USAID priorities

• Developed and implemented win strategy, including working with Peruvian nonprofits, to design and write a proposal to combat environmental crimes in the Peruvian Amazon, won $25m project marking DAI's reentry into Peru after 5+ years hiatus
• Negotiated subcontracts with Georgian partners, maintained strategic vision, and drafted sections of a proposal for a $17m project to boost economic security of Georgians, won project enabling DAI to expand to a new geographic market

• Cultivated relationships with Ukrainian partners, conceived and executed recruitment strategy, and supervised team of 8 staff to develop a proposal for a $71m project in Ukraine, won project and enabled DAI to expand its presence into Eastern Ukraine
• Co-designed proposal for USAID’s first blended financing and procurement platform to drive private sector investment in country development initiatives, resulting in DAI's second-largest project ($167m) to date

• Secured CNFA's first United States Department of Agriculture-funded project by leading a five-person team to design a locally led, sustainable cocoa value chain strengthening project, valued at $14m
• Managed a $22m USAID proposal while based in Mozambique by organizing proposal strategy workshops with local partners, interviewing personnel, determining partner budget amounts, and gathering technical information for writers