Deodat Maharaj is Managing Director of the United Nations Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries as of 17th April 2024. Mr. Maharaj, a national of Trinidad and Tobago has extensive experience in international development, working with the private sector, governments, and multi-lateral institutions in a career spanning more than 25 years. He knows the Least Developed Countries well, having lived and worked in countries like Mozambique and Tanzania in addition to developing countries like Barbados, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. He has served with the Caribbean Development Bank; and has consistently championed the need to leverage technology and innovation to help the Least Developed Countries fast-track their development.