Doningnon Soro
Founder & CEO at Yalik Boutique
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolDoningnon Soro is an economic development strategist and founder with 15+ years of experience translating high-stakes public mandates into operational programs that drive regional growth. He has architected and led multi-hundred-million to billion-dollar portfolios—from UNDP global programs across 134 countries to New York State broadband and supplier development initiatives—delivering measurable job, connectivity, and procurement outcomes. Skilled at building the “machinery” of ecosystems, he aligns infrastructure investment, supplier readiness, workforce participation, and cross-agency governance to accelerate semiconductor, clean tech, and advanced manufacturing clusters. As a public sector leader at Empire State Development he built statewide partner networks, KPI systems, and procurement frameworks that unlocked over $300M in contracts for SMEs. He also combines this policy and program expertise with entrepreneurial practice—founding a premium African design brand and a consultancy that boosted workforce and entrepreneurship outcomes by 35%—revealing a rare blend of diplomatic, technical, and market-facing execution. Based in New York, he is known for resolving complex multi-agency bottlenecks and designing audit-ready, impact-driven delivery systems.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Energy and Environment Policy, Master of Science (M.S.), Energy and Environment Policy at New York UniversityMaster Of Science, Economics and Sustainable Development, Master Of Science, Economics and Sustainable Development at CERAP INADESMasters, Human Resources Management, Masters, Human Resources Management at EDHEC Abidjan, Ivory CoastBachelor, Literature and Civilization, Bachelor, Literature and Civilization at University of Bouake
English, French, GermanGithub contributions (2)
undp/ssc
Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:204 commits, 204 pushes in 1 year
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