

MSG doesn't just provide solutions — we scale them globally. With operations in more than 30 countries across our core sectors, we help governments and communities strengthen health systems, improve education, expand access to clean energy, and modernize infrastructure. By combining global expertise with local insight, we design initiatives that are sustainable, inclusive, and tailored to the unique needs of each community.
Global Development Lead
Shezad Habib
Founder and President of the Manhattan Strategy Group LLC
Dr. Gregory Koldys
Vice President of Business Development
Dr. Furqan Irfan
Senior Advisor
Arshad Sayed
Senior Advisor
Adina Keeling
Program Analyst
Core Clients
MSG's international projects span six core sectors, plus workforce development. Each sector draws on federal program experience and on-the-ground local networks to deliver evidence-based, locally led solutions.
MSG strengthens health systems and expands equitable access to quality healthcare around the world. Our team brings experience in global health security, infectious disease outbreaks and response, maternal, newborn, and child health, and health workforce development for community health workers, nursing, and allied health. We have led health sector initiatives and assessments across China, Jordan, Malaysia, Türkiye, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia. MSG works to bring innovative solutions to strengthen health systems, expand healthcare access to underserved communities, and convene health leaders to advance policy dialogue, including through the 2024 Health Systems Strengthening Conference in Islamabad.
MSG improves education outcomes through teacher training, curriculum reform, and youth empowerment. MSG’s projects with the U.S. Department of Education include the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. With The Citizens Foundation (TCF), we established the TCF Manhattan Campus in Karachi, Pakistan, providing free, high-quality education to roughly 400 disadvantaged children in grades 6–10 with a focus on girls.
MSG’s MEL work spans diverse country contexts across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where we design results frameworks, conduct evaluations and assessments, and support adaptive management. We implement large-scale third-party monitoring using standardized tools, field-based verification, and data systems that capture insights directly from local communities.
MSG advances trade and private sector growth by strengthening investment pipelines, supporting market access, and aligning public and private sector priorities. Our experienced staff have structured over $5 billion in public-private partnerships and scaling investment portfolios.
Data and technology are the backbone of effective programs. MSG designs digitized monitoring and evaluation systems, real-time data platforms, and knowledge management tools, including a Salesforce GovCloud system that routes 500 third-party monitors across all 50 states and U.S. territories to conduct 40,000 site visits for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Our services span application and CRM development, cloud hosting, Section 508 accessibility, and database design, with project experience across Brazil, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Türkiye.
MSG expands access to clean, reliable energy. Our energy work spans Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines, Romania, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.
