Profile Summary:

John Charles Dalton is a highly experienced Public Finance and Management Project Leader and Consultant based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With a career spanning over four decades, Mr. Dalton has amassed a wealth of expertise in various domains, including Project Leadership, Program Development, Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL), Integrity/Anticorruption, Strategic Planning, and Public Management.

Technical Competencies:

• PFM (Public Finance Management)
• MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning)
• Change Management
• Decentralization/LG Management/Service Delivery
• Capacity Building
• Integrity/Anticorruption

Professional Experience:

• Tetra Tech (Business Capture Advisor)

  • April 2023 - Present (7 months)
  • Ghana

• Project Manager Team Lead (Self-employed)

  • January 2022 - Present (1 year 10 months)
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Program Evaluator (Self-employed)

  • November 2021 - March 2022 (5 months)
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh

• CEO and Leader (Self-employed)

  • June 1980 - Present (43 years 5 months)
  • Africa/Asia

• Outcomes Monitoring System Design Advisor (Palladium: Make It Possible)

  • March 2022 - October 2022 (8 months)
  • Sri Lanka

• Managing Director (JCDalton Consulting/ Bangladesh)

  • January 2013 - July 2021 (8 years 7 months)
  • Africa/Asia

• Consultant (The World Bank)

  • August 2016 - July 2019 (3 years)
  • Various countries including Bangladesh, Botswana, Ethiopia, Mozambique

• Leader/ Contact Info (Dalton Consulting)

  • March 2008 - July 2019 (11 years 5 months)
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Chief of Party, Accelerating Capacity for Monitoring & Evaluation (ACME) Activity

  • February 2015 - February 2016 (1 year 1 month)
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Resident Advisor/Chief of Party (ICMA/Regional/Municipal Services Strengthening Project)

  • October 2009 - March 2012 (2 years 6 months)
  • Addis Ababa, Jijiga, Gambella, Dire Dawa

• Senior Advisor to Chief Executives (OTI/USAID)

  • September 2006 - November 2009 (3 years 3 months)
  • Liberia and Zimbabwe

• Anti-Corruption Advisor and Training Specialist (Chemonics International)

  • February 2007 - July 2008 (1 year 6 months)
  • Zambia

• Various International Consulting Assignments (Chief of Party/Project Director/Technical Advisor)

  • January 1984 - December 2005 (22 years)
  • Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe

• Manager, Government Affairs Consulting (KPMG and PWC)

  • 1974 - 1983 (9 years)
  • Boston, MA

• Director, Office of Local Government Affairs (Massachusetts State Government)

  • January 1967 - June 1973 (6 years 6 months)
  • Boston, MA

Education:

• The Johns Hopkins University
  • Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts
  • 1961 - 1965