Michael Holzman
Senior Advisor – Organizational Strategy
Michael Holzman is an economist and management consultant specializing in Organizational Architecture and institutional reform. He advises sovereign clients on the restructuring of key government agencies to align human capital with statutory mandates.
With a career spanning four continents, Michael brings a comparative perspective to state-building. His advisory portfolio includes engagements with the Gendarmerie Nationale (France), the pharmaceutical sector in the United States, and industrial manufacturing conglomerates in East Africa.
Institutional Reform
Michael leads the firm's work on "Soft Infrastructure"—ensuring that the people and processes within a Ministry are as robust as the financial systems they operate. He focuses on the specific challenges of civil service reform in post-conflict environments, where patronage systems must be transitioned into meritocratic bureaucracies.
Core Competencies
- Organizational Design & Restructuring
- Civil Service Reform
- Cross-Cultural Change Management
- Institutional Economics