Gama B. Roberts - Adviser, Statebuilding

Gama Roberts coordinates the Governance out of a Box initiative which aims to identify tools for the effective implementation of priority functions of state administration in post-conflict countries. He coordinates and monitors all of CMI’s projects in Liberia in coordination with a variety of stakeholders, ranging from NGOs to corporations and the public sector.

Before joining CMI, Mr. Roberts consulted for the Liberian Government since October of 2006. He has worked with the Liberian Reconstruction and Development Committee (LRDC) in the Office of the President serving as a lead for the coordination with government ministries and donors on planned projects and programs as detailed in the country’s PRS. He has also led the working group in the development of the monitoring and reporting framework for Liberia’s PRS.

Mr. Roberts has worked in the U.S., most recently as a process improvement engineer with a Fortune 500 firm, before returning to Liberia in 2006. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and an undergraduate degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Mercer University (Georgia, USA). Mr. Roberts is an alumnus of the Macon, Georgia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class and is also a member of the Rotary Club of Monrovia, Liberia.