Ronald Harvey is the Chairman and CEO of MarketPlex International (an international
business development and commodity trading company). He previously served as a
career member of the Senior Executive Service at the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C. His assignments included USAID Mission
Director in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Deputy Mission Director at the
Regional USAID Mission in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Mission Director of USAID Cameroon,
and the Director of the Office of Agriculture in Zaire, Senegal, and Tanzania. Most
recently, he served as the President and CEO of Gulf Marine Investments Inc., an
international food commodity marketing company with offices in Washington, DC,
California, Djibouti in East Africa, and Dubai. Mr. Harvey has an extensive work
experience background in market analysis and planning, enterprise development and
business management training, commodity procurement and trade, and program design
and implementation. He has a solid track record of achievements in working with
governments and regulatory agencies in expanding market opportunities and linking
producers and consumers to the global marketplace. Mr. Harvey was awarded a
Bachelors Degree in Animal Science and a Master Degree in Soil Science from Prairie
View A&M University in Texas. He also holds a Master Degree in National Security
Strategy Planning from the U.S. National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and
he did his doctoral studies at Oregon State University in Soil Science.
Harry M. Lightfoot, Sr. President and Chief Financial Officer of MarketPlex
International, LLC
Harry M. Lightfoot, Sr. is President and Chief Financial Officer of MarketPlex
International, LLC (MPI). He is responsible for the management of MPI toward
achievement of the company’s key performance objectives and long-term goals. Harry
managed U.S. Government programs worldwide, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
He retired after serving as a career member of the Senior Foreign Service at the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C. with progressive
responsibility and achievement in the field of international development and
administration. His assignments included USAID Africa Bureau Director for Sustainable
Development, USAID Mission Director in the Republic of Benin, USAID Africa Bureau
Director for West African Affairs and as USAID Mission Controller in Haiti, Rwanda,
Zambia, and Niger. Harry’s professional skills set and areas of expertise include
serving as administrator, diplomat, negotiator, communicator, strategic and financial
planner, and relationship builder and the design and implementation of U.S. Presidential
development programs. Harry has also unique expertise in African social, economics,
and political development. He resided abroad in Africa and in the West Indies and
Caribbean over a period of 25 years. He visited and worked in more than 40 countries
around the world during the course of his career with USAID. Harry earned an
Associate Degree in Accountancy, a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and
holds a Master Degree in Strategic Resources Management.
business development and commodity trading company). He previously served as a
career member of the Senior Executive Service at the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C. His assignments included USAID Mission
Director in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Deputy Mission Director at the
Regional USAID Mission in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Mission Director of USAID Cameroon,
and the Director of the Office of Agriculture in Zaire, Senegal, and Tanzania. Most
recently, he served as the President and CEO of Gulf Marine Investments Inc., an
international food commodity marketing company with offices in Washington, DC,
California, Djibouti in East Africa, and Dubai. Mr. Harvey has an extensive work
experience background in market analysis and planning, enterprise development and
business management training, commodity procurement and trade, and program design
and implementation. He has a solid track record of achievements in working with
governments and regulatory agencies in expanding market opportunities and linking
producers and consumers to the global marketplace. Mr. Harvey was awarded a
Bachelors Degree in Animal Science and a Master Degree in Soil Science from Prairie
View A&M University in Texas. He also holds a Master Degree in National Security
Strategy Planning from the U.S. National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and
he did his doctoral studies at Oregon State University in Soil Science.
Harry M. Lightfoot, Sr. President and Chief Financial Officer of MarketPlex
International, LLC
Harry M. Lightfoot, Sr. is President and Chief Financial Officer of MarketPlex
International, LLC (MPI). He is responsible for the management of MPI toward
achievement of the company’s key performance objectives and long-term goals. Harry
managed U.S. Government programs worldwide, worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
He retired after serving as a career member of the Senior Foreign Service at the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, D.C. with progressive
responsibility and achievement in the field of international development and
administration. His assignments included USAID Africa Bureau Director for Sustainable
Development, USAID Mission Director in the Republic of Benin, USAID Africa Bureau
Director for West African Affairs and as USAID Mission Controller in Haiti, Rwanda,
Zambia, and Niger. Harry’s professional skills set and areas of expertise include
serving as administrator, diplomat, negotiator, communicator, strategic and financial
planner, and relationship builder and the design and implementation of U.S. Presidential
development programs. Harry has also unique expertise in African social, economics,
and political development. He resided abroad in Africa and in the West Indies and
Caribbean over a period of 25 years. He visited and worked in more than 40 countries
around the world during the course of his career with USAID. Harry earned an
Associate Degree in Accountancy, a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and
holds a Master Degree in Strategic Resources Management.
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MarketPlex International, LLC
Ronald D. Harvey Chairman & CEO MarketPlex International, LLC