Mr. Thomas Solomon is an economist and Senior Public Financial Management Advisor recently working with the US Agency for International Development since 2011. Mr. Solomon advised USAID/W and Missions on policy issues related to public financial management (PFM), domestic resource mobilization, transparency, democracy and governance as well as local systems strengthening. In his role, he provided technical support and guidance to USAID missions across the globe on program design and monitoring and evaluation of the various USAID programs to strengthen PFM and governance systems of partner countries. He is also the lead instructor of various trainings focused on PFM and public accountability. Mr. Solomon has extensive international public financial management experience in developing countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining USAID, he served as a Budget and Financial Accountability Advisor with the US Treasury Department, Office of Technical Assistance (OTA). Mr. Solomon also served as Manager of Electronic Banking and Cash Forecasting Unit for The Government of the District of Columbia. Prior to joining the public sector, he has over 16 years of private sector corporate finance experience, most recently as Director of Treasury Operations for Washington Gas Light Company. 

Mr. Solomon earned Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics from the University of Oslo, Norway. Mr. Solomon is member of the Advisory Board of PEFA (Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability) and represents USAID on the OECD-MAPS Steering Committee.