John Edghill is a seasoned public finance and business executive with experience spanning across various domains within the economic landscape of Guyana.
Currently serving as the Senior Director of Investment at the Guyana Office for Investment, John bring s a wealth of expertise in steering the export promotion and investment facilitation functions of the agency. He is responsible for implementing strategies to promote Guyana as an attractive investment destination; and for tailoring programs that that open up new markets for Guyanese products and services.
Prior to his current role, he held the position of Director of Business and Entrepreneur Development at the Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce. In this capacity, he spearheaded initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship, driving innovation, trade facilitation and catalyzing growth in key sectors of the economy, assisting thousands of Small and Medium Sized businesses (SMEs) across the country.
He is also a former Director of the Small Business Council serving several committees including the Finance committee responsible for issuing grants and providing collateral guarantees.
Before venturing into the realm of business development, John served as a State Auditor at the Audit Office of Guyana, earning the accolade for “Outstanding Contribution to Financial Audits”.
John is an Associate member of the Association of Business Executives (UK), and a Certified Project Management Professional accredited by the Project Management Institute (US). He also holds several academic certifications in the field of business including an Associate degree in Economics, Undergraduate in business management, an MBA from the University of Bedfordshire (UK), and is currently completing a MSc degree in International Business Management from the University of East London (UK).
John truly believes the private sector is the engine of growth and has therefore committed his career to the development for all categories – SMEs and large businesses, as well as Foreign and Local investments.
