Linda Deelen is the Manager of the Sustainable Enterprises and Economies (SEE) of the International Training Centre of the ILO, managing a portfolio of training and capacity building activities in the areas of SME development, financial inclusion, rural and local development, green jobs, global supply chains, cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy.
Before joining the Centre, Linda worked as enterprise specialist for the International Labour Organization, both at ILO headquarters in Geneva and in different field offices in Asia and Latin America. For over 20 hears she provided technical support, training and advisory services to public and private institutions on private sector development with a particular focus on small and medium sized enterprises. Linda is the author and co-author of publications on women entrepreneurship, enterprise formalization and SME finance.