Sana holds an MBA from University of Durham Business School in England, and also holds United Kingdom professional accounting qualifications in which he was awarded a distinction with order of merit. In addition, he has attended numerous professional training courses, including with the World Bank, African Development Bank, Crown Agents (UK), the PEFA secretariat (Washington), Setym International (Canada). He is perfectly bilingual in English and French and works extensively in Africa as an international consultant and lead specialist in Results-Based Management and public-sector reforms. He possesses over 25 years of unparalleled experience, with the last 13 years spent advising governments and senior public officials in the following countries: The Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Kingdom of Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo and the United Kingdom (UK). His areas of specialization in Results-Based Management (RBM) include: (1) policy, program and project analysis and development (2) strategic and operational planning (3) monitoring and evaluation (4) public financial management (5) procurement reform implementation and (6) institutional capacity building. Following a progressive career in The Gambian public service, from senior management to serving in the boardrooms of several public institutions, Sana joined the IDEA International Institute (www.idea-international.org) in 2007 as the Director of the Africa Regional Center based in Dakar, Senegal. As part of the Masters Certificate program in results-based management (partnership between the university of Laval (Canada) and the Institute for Development in Economics and Administration International (Canada), Sana led the delivery of modules related to public finance and risk management strategies. In 2014, to capitalize on his international experience in institutional reforms and capacity building, Sana founded an international consulting firm and training institute to assist governments and other public institutions in the implementation of Results-Based Management methodologies. The firm has registered significant success in the sub-region. Sana was recently appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) for the 2019-2021 period.