Roberto Valdo Cortese
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Experience
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Valdo Academics
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United Kingdom
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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Oct 2018 - Present
I manage an online educational consultancy with operations across the UK and the EEA, focussing on academic tutoring for IB students, university applications, and university support for undergraduate students.
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Co-founder, Dramaturg, and Head of Research
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Sep 2017 - Present
Co-Founder and Head of research of award winning activist theatre company and feminist think tank. Website: www.powerplaytheatre.com - Key achievement as Co-Producer: I co-ran the Power Play Showcase in Edinburgh 2018, which won the Fringe First and Filipa Braganca Award with Funeral Flowers, before the show transferred for a London Tour to critical acclaim. - Key achievement as Head of Research: completed the first ever study of gender inequality in fringe Theatre in the UK, uncovering a… Show more Co-Founder and Head of research of award winning activist theatre company and feminist think tank. Website: www.powerplaytheatre.com - Key achievement as Co-Producer: I co-ran the Power Play Showcase in Edinburgh 2018, which won the Fringe First and Filipa Braganca Award with Funeral Flowers, before the show transferred for a London Tour to critical acclaim. - Key achievement as Head of Research: completed the first ever study of gender inequality in fringe Theatre in the UK, uncovering a 60% gender earnings gap and a culture of systemic underpayment of actors within the sector. The research is now used for campaigning and lobbying by a wide set of changemakers in the UK. Show less
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Self-Employed Contractor
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Educational Consultant
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Sep 2016 - Present
London, United Kingdom Mathematics, Economics, Italian, and University Admissions tutor. - Tutored over 6,000 hours across International Baccalaureate (IB), GCSE, and A-levels curricula - as well as undergraduate-level Economics and Econometrics. - Extensive experience with pupils with special educational needs (SEN) - specifically: dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, and depression - Success rate of over 90% in helping pupils secure an offer from top… Show more Mathematics, Economics, Italian, and University Admissions tutor. - Tutored over 6,000 hours across International Baccalaureate (IB), GCSE, and A-levels curricula - as well as undergraduate-level Economics and Econometrics. - Extensive experience with pupils with special educational needs (SEN) - specifically: dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, and depression - Success rate of over 90% in helping pupils secure an offer from top choice university (including Oxford, UCL, Bocconi, Warwick, Exeter, King's College London) Show less
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Bloomsbury Circle Tutors
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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Director and Co-Founder
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Sep 2017 - Oct 2018
London Bloomsbury Circle is an incubator for works in the arts sector, which are financed through an educational consultancy business.
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Bedrock Group
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Switzerland
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern Analyst
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Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
London, United Kingdom Bedrock is an independent wealth manager currently overseeing US$ 10 Billion of client assets. I rotated in the sales and research team, conducting an unsupervised study to evaluate alternative fixed income opportunities in the British lending industry
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Education
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UCL
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics and Philosophy -
UWC Adriatic - Collegio del Mondo Unito dell'Adriatico O.N.L.U.S.
IB Diploma, 44/45