Steve Silcox is the Senior Enterprise Development Advisor for the Economic Growth Office of the Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Bureau in USAID/Washington, where he provides technical leadership in enterprise development and support for field missions. His experience includes resident positions in Ukraine, Georgia, Egypt, Jordan, Guyana and Belgium. He has also led and served on short-term, technical assistance teams in over three dozen countries conducting strategy formulation, project design and implementation and evaluation of enterprise development and other projects. Steve has conducted market research for private sector companies, conducted training programs and has designed and implemented project monitoring and evaluation systems. His varied experience in USAID and the private sector has permitted him to both lead and observe changes and progress in enterprise development strategies and private sector development programs over the past two decades.