Ali Jumah

Ali Jumah is the Chief of the Central Procurement Unit at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York City, where they lead procurement services with an annual capacity of nearly $100 million. They have a distinguished career at UNDP, having previously held various roles across multiple countries including Korea, Bangladesh, Sudan, Jordan, Iraq, and Cyprus, where they managed operational teams and budgets for large-scale projects impacting up to 0.5 million people. Ali has successfully saved nearly $20 million in operating costs and has developed innovative solutions for sustainable operations. Educated at Columbia University and Università degli Studi di Torino, they hold advanced degrees in Development Studies and Management of Development.