Kelly Hutchinson joined Vital Wave Consulting in 2007, bringing expertise in Southeast Asian private sector development, relevant ICT solutions, social entrepreneurship, community information centers and rural development.

Ms. Hutchinson served from 2003-2006 as General Manager of SilkRoad Cambodia, where she facilitated strategic partnerships between business, government, donors and academic institutions. At SilkRoad, she managed numerous projects, including the development of web-based solutions for clients such as the Cambodia Government-Private Sector Forum. As the ICT Expert for Indochina Research from 2002-2006, she coordinated IT sector research for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Ms. Hutchinson has over seven years experience working with bilateral agencies and multilateral donors on international development projects. She has been active in the Australian Business Association of Cambodia, and she co-founded the ICT Association of Cambodia.

Ms. Hutchinson earned Master’s degrees in Communications and in Business IT from RMIT University, Australia. She was an invited speaker at the WITSA World IT Congress in Austin (2006) and the Global Public Policy Conferences in Kuala Lumpur (2005) and Cairo (2007). Ms. Hutchinson writes on a number of issues, including the digital divide, outsourcing to the developing world and emerging market opportunities in the less-developed countries of Southeast Asia.