Leonard is the Director of ADC Tanzania Ltd, and currently Programme Director for the implementation of the USADF programme in Tanzania.  Leonard is also a founding member of both ADC Rwanda and INNOVEX in Tanzania where he is the MD. He is a qualified accountant (CPA-PP), an Accredited European Excellence Assessor, and a Certified Project Manager. He graduated with an MBA in Finance and a B. Com Finance degree, both from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Leonard received a “Post Graduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis for Social economic Security and Development” from the Institute of Social Studies of The Hague. In addition, Leonard has attended other course such an Advanced Leadership course at Harvard Business School, Boston and a Diploma in Project Management from Galilee Institute, Israel.

With 24 years’ experience in providing professional services in Eastern Africa, he has extensive experience in conducting a wide range of engagements in public and private sectors as well as for donors operating in the Tanzania. He has delivered consultancy assignment for such donors as WB, AfDB, FAO, USAID, CDC, UNDP, UNFPA, JICA, GIZ, SIDA, CIDA, UNICEF, AFD, SDC, DFID, DANIDA and EC.

Leonard sits on several Board of Directors in both private and public companies and in most of them  he is involved in or leads the audit and risk committee. Previously Leonard worked for UNDP, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Afro Aid Development Consultants, Coopers and Lybrand and the University of Dar es Salaam. Most of his work have been carried out in Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Southern Sudan. He speaks Kiswahili and English.