Dr Mehoundo Faton Benin

Dr Mehoundo Faton is a seasoned international-development executive and programme-governance specialist, with 24 years of institutional leadership at UNICEF in complex operating environments across Africa and the Caribbean. His career has been marked by the design and strategic management of large-scale, multi-country programmes in difficult and fragile contexts, combining rigorous programme architecture with a practical commitment to capacity building, institutional development and results-based accountability.

Throughout his UNICEF career, Dr Faton led strategic initiatives across varied humanitarian and development settings, improving programme design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. His expertise in strengthening institutional systems, supportive supervision and cross-sector capacity development reflects a career spent navigating complex institutional landscapes and delivering measurable results at scale.

A Beninese national currently based in Benin, Dr Faton holds a medical degree and a Master's in Public Health. He is fluent in French and English, with working Portuguese, which makes him a particularly valuable adviser for EGS engagements across francophone, anglophone and lusophone Africa.