Associate Director

• Mar 2020 - Present

Lead, Collaboration Network

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance is an international interdisciplinary institute dedicated to the field of alternative finance, which includes financial channels and instruments that emerge outside of the traditional financial system e.g. crowdfunding, peer-to-peer consumer/business lending, crypto assets, distributed ledger technology and blockchain, artificial intelligence and third-party payment platforms (FinTech/RegTech/InsurTech/InvesTech). Responsible for the activation and operationalisation of the Collaboration Network. This is a knowledge network which accelerates the creation and transfer of knowledge relating to tech-enabled financial innovation. The Network serves to produce and disseminate evidence-based knowledge, in the form of data and insights, digital tools, and capacity building and education, which inform and support FinTech market development and promote an enabling regulatory environment for FinTech. The Collaboration Network is both: 1) Cross-sectoral, aiming to connect stakeholders across industry, corporates, policymakers, regulators, government, multilateral institutions and academic institutions; and 2) Cross-regional, facilitating the transfer of knowledge at the national, regional, and global level to be shared intra- and inter-regionally through the Network.

MBA Work Placement

• May 2019 - Sep 2019

MBA Consultant

• Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

• Feasibility due diligence on venture capital in SADC countries & sub-Saharan Africa at large. • Provided strategic recommendation on go-to-market strategy • Conducted primary market research with incubators, accelerators, startups, VCs, PEs, and BMOs in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. • Feasibility due diligence on venture capital in SADC countries & sub-Saharan Africa at large. • Provided strategic recommendation on go-to-market strategy • Conducted primary market research with incubators, accelerators, startups, VCs, PEs, and BMOs in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Head of Credit / Program Advisor - Urwego Bank

• Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

• Executed turnaround plan of distressed portfolio • Policy & procedure memorialization aligned with credit best practices • CRM system origination & implementation • Process mapping on vital business functions, including loan disbursement, cash transfers, and delinquency management • Managed the head office credit team • Developed financial modeling framework and methodology for credit assessment • Structured and implemented a Balanced Scorecard Incentive system • Executed turnaround plan of distressed portfolio • Policy & procedure memorialization aligned with credit best practices • CRM system origination & implementation • Process mapping on vital business functions, including loan disbursement, cash transfers, and delinquency management • Managed the head office credit team • Developed financial modeling framework and methodology for credit assessment • Structured and implemented a Balanced Scorecard Incentive system

Associate Relationship Manager - Commercial Banking

• Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

• Implemented Corporate & Institutional Banking solutions to new and existing clients in the greater Indianapolis MSA • Optimized initial screening of prospective client borrowing capacity through creation and implementation of a bespoke analysis tool, analyzing free cash flow, debt leverage, liquidity, and stress testing. • Trained associates in neighboring markets in credit analysis & client-focused business development best practices (deck preparation, streamlining insights, front-loading value additive products & services)

Credit Analyst

• Jun 2015 - Nov 2016

Engaged in credit underwriting focused on the following industries: • Sponsor-group finance • Syndicated Credit • Mergers & Acquisitions • Private Banking & Family Office Alternative Investments • Corporate & Commercial Credit • Investment Real Estate • SBA Government-lending Additionally I was responsible for the production of the regional quarterly economic analysis white paper, utilized for bank forecasting of profitability & necessary loss reserves. Engaged in credit underwriting focused on the following industries: • Sponsor-group finance • Syndicated Credit • Mergers & Acquisitions • Private Banking & Family Office Alternative Investments • Corporate & Commercial Credit • Investment Real Estate • SBA Government-lending Additionally I was responsible for the production of the regional quarterly economic analysis white paper, utilized for bank forecasting of profitability & necessary loss reserves.

Savings and Credit Associations

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

• Prepared a new savings program launch in Hyderabad, India • Developed and implemented monitoring tools for HOPE partner programs in South America • Issued white paper on MFI & savings group linkages to formal financial markets • Prepared a new savings program launch in Hyderabad, India • Developed and implemented monitoring tools for HOPE partner programs in South America • Issued white paper on MFI & savings group linkages to formal financial markets