Michael Blaser
Michael Blaser is a highly qualified professional with a diverse background in both the private sector and development cooperation.
He holds a degree in business administration and has accumulated 9 years of experience in various private sector industries, including retail business, food processing, publishing, software engineering, and tourism.
In addition to his private sector expertise, Michael has advanced studies in development and 11 years of experience in development cooperation.
His development cooperation experience includes work in finance & controlling with a Swiss NGO, market systems development, and sustainable agriculture in South and South-East Asia, as well as consultancy work based in Switzerland.
Michael has demonstrated leadership skills in team, project, and working group settings, with a focus on capacity building in market systems development.
His areas of expertise and competencies include market systems development (M4P), value chain development, monitoring & results measurement, rural agricultural advisory services, access to finance and insurance, budgeting, accounting, controlling, process analysis and management, organizational development, assessments, evaluations, reviews, and capacity development.
He has a solid educational background, having studied Master of Advanced Studies in Development & Cooperation at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technologies in Zurich, as well as Business Process Engineering and Business Administration at universities in Lucerne, Switzerland, and Zaragoza, Spain.
Michael has held various positions in notable organizations, including Regional Director Mekong at HEKS/EPER (Swiss Church Aid), Co-Founder at Memories of Myanmar, Regional Advisor Asia at HEKS/EPER, and roles at HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Swisscontact, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz, Finca Ixobel, Abacus Research AG, Birch & Waite Foods, Künzler-Bachmann Medien AG, Eurexia, and Swiss Dairy Food AG.
