Jidy joined the Charter Cities Institute in September of 2023 as an Associate in the Special Projects division. His primary role at CCI is developing new city projects in Zanzibar, where he currently lives. Previously, Jidy was the Chief of Staff to the CEO at Braavos Cities, a charter city search fund which explored projects in Africa, Latina America and the Caribbean. Before entering the charter city space, he worked as a VC and private equity analyst at SageLink Capital and Kickstart Seed Fund. He studied economics, business and international development at Brigham Young University.