Abybah is a Principal Consultant with over 12 years of experiences, within both industry and consulting settings, spanning strategy and operations, project management, monitoring and evaluation. She has thematic expertise and interest in energy transition, climate resilience, sustainable finance, innovation and private sector development, as well as cross-cutting issues of inclusive human capital development and international development cooperation. She has successfully applied a range of methods including desk research, participatory approaches, case studies and benchmarking (regional, countries, sectors, etc.), development of roadmaps and action plans (technology, strategic/policy, etc.).

She has led a number of strategic studies and multi-country evaluations in the recent years, assisting international finance institutions (World Bank, EBRD, AfDB), UN and development agencies (UNDP, UNIDO, ENABEL, FCDO, IDRC, AFD, GGGI, AATIF, IDH, etc.), governments, in and out of Africa. She is currently project director for the “External evaluation of Global Energy Efficiency Facility Framework (GE2F2) – Design of strategies and deployment mechanisms” for EBRD/GEF and for the “Final evaluation of the Spain- Côte d’Ivoire debt conversion program in energy infrastructure development” for the Ivorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is also leading the “Mid-term evaluation of the Green Economy and Numerical Inclusion for Empowerment (GENIE) project” for GGGI. She conducted amongst other assignments: the “Study for the first operational phase of the Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Central Africa (CEREEAC)” for UNIDO, the “Mid-term evaluation of the Digital Energy Facility (DEF) program and scoping of a second phase of the program” for AFD, the “Appraisal of one investment in NSIA Bank Côte d’Ivoire” for AATIF, the “Impact Assessment of The Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA)” for AfDB – including case studies on the Africa Franchising Accelerator Project (AFRAP) and De-Risking Agricultural Finance Project for Smallholder Farmers (DAFS), the “Strategic study on digitization and trade for resilience building in West Africa: posturing youth-led and women-led SMEs for the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)” for AfDB.

Prior to joining Technopolis Group, she has worked with the consulting firm Baringa UK office on climate resilience and energy transition, helping financial institutions and industrial companies understand their portfolios impact, risks and opportunities, and adjust their strategies and investments towards net zero by 2050 (with resilience frameworks, business model innovation, emerging low-carbon technologies and processes, reporting, etc.). She has also worked with the consulting firm Camber Collective France office, supporting a USAID-funded partnership action research project for social and behavioural change in West Africa, using design-thinking. Prior to consulting, she spent 6 years in strategy and operations with SLB (ex-Schlumberger), a global technology company driving energy innovation. She started her career as a consulting engineer in energy.

Abybah earned an MBA from Warwick Business School UK, with a focus on strategy, innovation, and sustainability; and she received a Chevening Award from the FCDO. She holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering with a major in Energy from the Polytechnic Institute of Côte d’Ivoire (INP-HB). She has additional training and certificates in CSR and building sustainable and smart cities from Société Générale Bank, in ESG practices and finance from Corporate Finance Institute (CFI). Abybah works in French (native speaker) and in English (advanced fluency).

Abybah Traoré is a Senior Consultant at Technopolis Africa – Technopolis Group regional African subsidiary based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. She has experience supporting decision-makers in private, public, and social sectors to navigate change, manage risks, capture opportunities and deliver meaningful outcomes. She cumulates 10+ years of experiences spanning project and operations management, strategic analysis and planning, monitoring and evaluation of strategic plans, within both industry and consulting settings. She has thematic expertise and interest in the cross-cutting areas of private sector development (Industry, SMEs and start-ups) and finance, innovation and digital transformation, green economy and energy transition. She has successfully applied a range of research and evaluation methods including participatory consultations (group discussions, interviews, surveys), desk research, literature review and case studies.

Prior to joining Technopolis Group, Abybah worked as an independent consultant with Camber Collective, to support a USAID-funded partnership project (West Africa Breakthrough Action and Research) for social and behavioural change in health services, leveraging design thinking approaches to facilitate gender inclusion and to improve client experience and provider delivery. She also assisted entrepreneurs to develop and implement fit-for-purpose strategic plans. Prior to that, she has worked with Baringa Partners UK to inform industrial businesses and financial services institutions on climate change and energy transition, enabling them to develop a sound understanding of their portfolios impact, critical risks and opportunities, and to adjust their strategies towards net-zero by 2050. Previously, she managed the delivery of innovative solutions to upstream energy challenges (projects, services and technologies) within Schlumberger for 6 years, providing strategic and operational leadership, and cultivating trust-based relations with stakeholders globally. She started her career as a consulting engineer on renewable energy and agro-industrial value chains in Côte d’Ivoire. She also mentors and volunteers for initiatives promoting education, STEM fields, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Abybah earned an MBA from Warwick Business School, with a focus on Strategy and Innovation, and she was awarded a Chevening Partner Scholarship by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). She also holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering with a major in Energy from the Polytechnic Institute of Côte d’Ivoire. She has additional education in business and entrepreneurship from Rutgers University, as President Obama’s Young African Leader / Mandela Washington Fellowship awardee by the U.S. Department of State.

Abybah has developed the ability to collaborate in dynamic environments, across functions and regions (Africa, Western Europe, Middle East, and North America). She is a French native speaker, is fluent in English, and has a knowledge of Spanish. She is Ivorian, and she enjoys exploring places and cultures, cooking, and spending quality time with family and friends.