About Us

Our teams bring together monitoring and evaluation specialists, researchers, financial verification professionals, data analysts, sector experts, and trained field teams. This combination helps clients understand what is happening on the ground, verify whether activities are implemented as planned, and identify realistic actions for improvement.

Integrated technical and evidence review team

One integrated service model

Monitoring, compliance, verification, research, technical review, and data are connected. By examining them together, we provide a clearer view of performance and institutional risk — particularly across dispersed locations, remote communities, multi-partner delivery structures, and fragile operating environments.

What guides our work

Independence

Objective methods and reporting.

Evidence

Traceable findings supported by reliable documentation.

Confidentiality

Secure handling and controlled reporting of sensitive information.

Professionalism

Structured workplans, quality assurance, and accountable delivery.

Responsiveness

Useful findings presented in time for management action.

Whether the need is a one-time verification, a multi-location monitoring platform, a compliance review, a technical assessment, a research study, or a digital reporting solution, Blue Presto delivers credible evidence and practical insight clients can use.

Who We Are

Our Vision & Mission

Our Vision

A world where credible evidence, strong accountability, and informed decisions drive better outcomes.

Our Mission

We deliver independent, evidence-driven solutions that help organizations understand performance, verify results, manage risk, strengthen accountability, and make better decisions in complex environments.

Credible Evidence. Confident Decisions.

Independent  ·  Evidence-Based  ·  Trusted

What Drives Us

Our Strategic Objectives

Evidence & Insight

Generate credible, independent evidence and actionable insights that enable informed decision-making.

Accountability & Assurance

Strengthen transparency, compliance, fiduciary oversight, and accountability across programs and organizations.

Performance & Results

Help clients improve the effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and measurable results of their programs and investments.

Data & Innovation

Apply rigorous research, data, digital, analytical, and geospatial solutions to generate reliable and actionable information.

Capacity & Sustainability

Strengthen local institutions, organizations, and professionals through technical assistance, knowledge transfer, training, and institutional development.

Sustainable Growth & Local Impact

Build lasting partnerships, expand professional capabilities, and contribute to stronger organizations, communities, and sustainable development.

Our Experts

Meet the Team

The specialists behind our engagements.

Hafizullah Mohmand

President and Founder

Hafizullah Mohmand

Hafizullah Mohmand is President and Founder of Blue Presto. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from KARDAN University and is currently working to complete his ACCA certification. He has more than 19 years of professional work experience. He has worked for FINCA, ANHAM/AFGS, US Embassy/Sallyport Global, ACE, Kakar Advocates, Golden Estate Management Inc, and Moore Afghanistan. As Financial Consultant to U.S. government prime contractors in Afghanistan (2018–2020), he advised on Afghan taxes and business licensing, and he was formerly Senior Accountant at MOORE Afghanistan (AHG), Kabul. He directly led over a dozen engagements serving U.S. Government prime contractors (DOD, DOS, DoI, USAID) and subcontractors in Afghanistan, assisting with their taxes and business licenses at MoF, MoC, CRD, and AISA. He is one of the most experienced taxation advisors, a QuickBooks expert, and an eloquent trainer. He has been a tax consultant to HDR, AMEC, TRIBALCO, FIA, DECO, Deloitte, DAI, CHEMONICS, Creative, Phantom Eagle, Sterling RMC, LSL, SOC-A, PARSA, AMK9, EMR, MSI, OWT, CHI, ACKU, HTAC, MACTEC, RELYANT Global, DGI, ARKEL, ALKU, KSI, and AED. He has been a QuickBooks, basic accounting, and financial systems trainer to local and international organizations funded by the US Embassy in Afghanistan and USAID (WFDP).

Saifurahman Safi

Vice President · Technical & Sector Studies

Saifurahman Safi

Vice President of Blue Presto and CEO of a construction and road-building company. Previously led UN FAO and UNICEF humanitarian programme operations across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, delivering over $70M in cash assistance. PMP-trained in project management.

Yasir Shakoor

Director, Tax and Financial Services

Yasir Shakoor

FCCA, CPA, and ACPA with 15+ years in finance and accounting — Senior Financial Director at Afghanistan Holding Group (Moore Afghanistan), Kabul. He has trained finance professionals at national accounting conferences in Afghanistan.

Muhammad Ishfaq

Director, Assurance Services

Muhammad Ishfaq

15+ years across the UK, UAE, and Afghanistan; ACCA Finalist. Former Practice Manager at MOORE Afghanistan and Head of Finance at Afghanistan Center for Excellence; advised the Ministry of Finance on tax reform alongside the World Bank. Fluent in English, Pashto, Dari, and Urdu.

Syed Jalal Shah Hashimi

Due Diligence & Risk Expert

Syed Jalal Shah Hashimi

CFA Charterholder, ACCA member, and MSc in Professional Accountancy (University of London). Nine years in external audit and financial due diligence with Deloitte Afghanistan and Crowe Horwath Afghanistan, where he managed audit and assurance engagements.

Irfanullah Mateen

Data, GIS & Digital Solutions Expert

Irfanullah Mateen

Finance and data professional with 10+ years of experience, including as Financial Director at Moore Global. Led digital and financial transformation work at Refugee Council UK. MBA in Finance; fluent in English, Dari, Pashto, and Urdu.

Ashiq Muhammad

Research & M&E Expert

Ashiq Muhammad

Senior research, survey and M&E consultant with 107 completed assignments across Afghanistan and Pakistan for UN agencies, bilateral donors, INGOs and consultancies. Master’s in Public Administration; specialist in large-scale household surveys, public opinion research, evaluations and third-party monitoring in fragile settings.

Dr. Adil Rasool

Research Lead

Dr. Adil Rasool

Research Lead at Blue Presto. Research Director and Associate Professor at Bakhtar University, Kabul, and Editor-in-Chief of the Bakhtar International Journal of Economics and Management Review. Ph.D. in Business Administration (Annamalai University, India); MBA in Marketing (ICFAI University). Specialist in research methodology, SPSS, and statistical analysis, with 30 published research articles and book chapters.

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