About EAST

The advisory team behind lasting institutional change.

Elite Advisory Services Team (EAST) is a multidisciplinary group of governance specialists, data scientists, urban planners, and inclusion experts working alongside governments, donors, and communities to deliver development outcomes that endure.

EAST advisors collaborating around a planning map
Who we are

An advisory team built around the institutions we serve.

Elite Advisory Services Team (EAST) delivers integrated, impact-driven solutions across governance, finance, GIS, digital innovation, and sustainable development. We work as embedded partners — co-designing reforms that endure beyond any single political cycle.

Headquartered in Hargeisa, our engagements span national ministries, sub-national governments, multilateral donors, international NGOs, and private institutions investing in sustainable development across Somaliland and the Horn of Africa.

Our Values

What guides our practice.

Excellence

We deliver work that withstands scrutiny — technically rigorous, methodologically sound.

Integrity

Independent advice, transparent process, and unwavering professional ethics.

Collaboration

We co-create with institutions rather than impose external blueprints.

Client-Centric

Every engagement is shaped around the client's mandate and constraints.

Innovation

Digital tools, spatial intelligence, and modern methods built for context.

Safeguarding & Protection

We design for inclusion, do-no-harm, and the protection of vulnerable groups.

Our Vision

To lead in strategic advisory services, empowering communities and organizations to achieve sustainable success.

Our Mission

To provide innovative, high-impact guidance that helps clients overcome challenges, seize opportunities, and achieve lasting results.