International Advisory Council
International Advisory Council
Our Advisory Council brings together global experts in:
- AI-powered MEL systems
- Transparent online marketplaces (OptiTrade)
- Gender transformation
- Climate resilience
- Finance and philanthropy
They advise on innovation, partnerships, and impact, keeping ScaleX Labs’ programs cutting-edge, practical, and globally relevant.
Dorothy Opany, FCCA, CPA
Dorothy Opany is a finance professional with expertise in grants management, financial governance and operational process improvement within international organizations. She has a strong track record in strengthening financial controls, enhancing compliance, and supporting the effective management of contributions within multi-donor settings. Dorothy has contributed to system implementation initiatives, including UNISON, and is actively engaged in organizational readiness for IPSAS 47 adoption.
She brings experience in developing standard operating procedures, improving reporting accuracy, and collaborating across functions to drive efficiency and transparency. Based in Budapest, Dorothy is committed to continuous professional development. She is well positioned to contribute to advisory and governance capacities, supporting accountability, strategic decision-making, and sustainable financial management. Professional Biography Dorothy Opany is a finance professional with expertise in grants management, financial governance, and operational process improvement within international organizations. She has a strong track record in strengthening financial controls, enhancing compliance, and supporting the effective management of contributions within multi-donor settings.
Dorothy has contributed to system implementation initiatives, including UNISON, and is actively engaged in organizational readiness for IPSAS 47 adoption. She brings experience in developing standard operating procedures, improving reporting accuracy, and collaborating across functions to drive efficiency and transparency.
Mr. Jamal Nasir, Software Engineer
Jamal Nasir is a Technical Advisor and Lead Software Architect with 15 years of experience in full-stack, cloud, and mobile development. For the past many years, he has focused exclusively on designing and building secure Artificial Intelligence systems.
Jamal specializes in turning complex industry knowledge into functional, scalable software. His engineering approach puts data security and system stability first. He has a track record of end-to-end delivery, from architecting highly secure Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines for the Fintech sector to scaling backend systems that support high-volume, global user bases.
Beyond writing code, Jamal bridges the gap between a founder’s business vision and the actual technical execution. As an advisor, he maps out the technical roadmap to ensure a company’s AI infrastructure stays fast, scalable, and strictly compliant with data privacy laws. By leading dedicated engineering teams and enforcing rigorous quality assurance from day one, he helps organizations launch complex platforms securely and on schedule.
Rachel Brock, MSc.
Rachel Brock is a gender and development expert with over 8 years of experience supporting organizations on strategy, programming and research for gender equality in development and fragile contexts, with particular expertise in private sector development and artificial intelligence (AI). She currently leads projects for UN Women related to gender equality and supply chains and is an Adjunct Professor of International Development at Sciences Po Paris. She has also held advisory and technical roles with the OECD, CGIAR, Fledge Business Accelerator, Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, and the Huairou Commission. In addition, she has conducted projects for diverse clients including the EU, a leading global foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and various companies and start-ups. Rachel specializes in strategic planning, gender analysis and integration, research grounded in feminist principles, social impact strategy and measurement, and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems. Bringing governments, multilateral institutions, the private sector, civil society and academia together around common goals underpins all of her work.
An American based in France, speaks English, French and Spanish. She holds a master’s degree in international development from Sciences Po Paris and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.