Dominic Elson is CEO of Seventy Three Pte.Ltd. of Singapore, whilst being based in Timor-Leste and Indonesia. With 25 years experience in the private sector, in investment management and as an entrepreneur, he originally came to Indonesia in 2004 to work as a management advisor for small rural cooperatives in remote eastern islands. Since then, he has specialized in natural resource economics with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, forestry and palm oil. He has been a consultant for various institutions including the World Bank, IFC, UN-FAO, IUCN and the UK Department for International Development (DfID). He also advises a number of private sector clients, including internatio...