Herilala Axel Fanomezantsoa hails from Madagascar, the island country off the southeastern coast of Africa. From multidisciplinary training and work experience, his area of expertise includes Good Governance, Public Administration, Land Policy and International Development. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Land Surveying, followed by a Specialised Advanced Diploma in Project Management and Local Development, and a Master of Public Administration. His Master's degree was obtained as part of the Fulbright scholarship program, which he completed with a capstone project that earned the McGrew Research Award for outstanding public policy work. Fanomezantsoa is currently working at the Coordination Office of Land Reform of Madagascar to streamline the land tenure system of the country, and harmonize land policies with sectorial policies. In this capacity, he contributed to the finalization of the 2016-2020 action plan for implementing the new national land policy, and support development agencies in land related matter. He was also involved with a FAO’s project, using the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT), to define a methodology enabling the Government of Madagascar to implement the inventory of the state’s land assets, with action plan and financing plan to stakeholders for their consent and ownership. At Apex Consulting, he contributed to the re-engineering of key tax processes of Madagascar considering the World Bank’s Doing Business report. While working at ATW Geosystem, he provided technical assistance to governmental agencies and international organizations in implementing local development projects in various regions of Madagascar. Along with education and profession, Fanomezantsoa is active in his home and residence country. He is leading an association devoted to protecting the unique biodiversity assets of Madagascar.
Appointments
- Government Fellow, UNU-EGOV
- Research Officer, Coordination Office of Land Reform, Madagascar
- Consultant, FAO Madagascar
- Consultant, APEX Consulting
- Consultant, ATW Geosystem, Madagascar