Resume of Judit Hegedus

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www.judithegedus.com

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Highlights

. Senior Business Executive with a strong NGO Experience, Multinational

and Operational Background

. Harvard Business School alumnus (Advanced Management Program), MBA an

MA in Int. Affairs

. Possess EU passport and US Residence Permit, in the process of moving

to Washington DC

. Native speaker of Hungarian speaks English, German and Russian

. Excellent operational and managerial skills, experienced in starting

and managing complex multicultural organizations effectively

. Expertise in building institutional strength in marketing, branding,

strategic planning and fundraising of NGOs

. Deep experience and demonstrated success with public and private

donors as well as multilateral strategy and processes, implemented

many fundraising campaigns; Raising many millions of dollars for few

civil organizations in 2011, one of the best fundraiser of the area

. Deep experience working with Boards of Directors at the international

level (Europe and US)

. Knowledge of global issues, international development, visited 60

countries in the world

. Many years of experience in project management; managing significant

service delivery programs (Berlitz) and organizing large EU projects

(e-Health program implemented in Hungary)

. Work experience in achieving results in Europe and overseas

. Highly developed advising experience, built up strong relationships at

high level

. Proven ability to effectively recruit, manage and train personnel from

mixed cultural backgrounds

. Intelligent problem-solver with team building skills

. Strong writing and editing skills, experience writing proposals and

developing written materials

. Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural and communication skills

Work Experience

2004 - Present TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTING LLC (TAC)

By adopting western business practices but understanding important cultural

differences between doing business in the East and the West, TAC provides

services in the area of business consulting, deal origination, project

management, interim management and fundraising very successfully. As master

of the most up-to-date American and European business concepts, TAC fine-

tunes business practices and structure for its customers, creating a

profitable environment responsive to change. TAC is located in Budapest,

Hungary.

Significant accomplishments as Managing Partner

. Advising NGO-s, civil organizations and performing arts organizations,

implementing campaigns

o Building institutional strength in marketing, branding,

strategic planning and fundraising of NGOs

o Best fundraiser of the area and in the history of BFO

(Contracted with - among many others - Budapest Festival

Orchestra - one of the world's premier classical orchestras - I

provided fundraising services and managed sponsor relations.

With many millions of US dollars I raised the greatest amount of

sponsor donated money ever raised before.)

o Working with boards both on national and international levels

o Implementing many campaigns

o Successful donor relationship management

o Working with Salesforce CRM software

o Fundraising trips to Europe and the US

. A Deal Originator for Hussar & Co., New York

o Deep knowledge in investment banking and microfinance

o Creating a professional network at high levels in and outside

the region

. Project Management

o I managed TAC's contract with the Hungarian Ministry of Health.

I provided operational management services and worked as one of

the senior program managers of the eHealth Program for three

years - a nation-wide program whose target was to implement and

improve information communication technologies in the Hungarian

healthcare system.

o Successful multilateral cooperation with partners, vendors in

all levels

. Restructure companies

o Using my former decision-making and business experience, as the

interim manager, I restructured, lowered the cost of capital,

established a competitive but profitable price schedule, created

efficient operational systems in all business areas and returned

companies to profitability.

2003 - 2004 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL (IBS)

IBS, an accredited college awarding baccalaureate degrees, is the first

private sector business school in Hungary. It was founded in 1991 with the

signing of a cooperative agreement with Oxford Brookes University in the

UK.

Language Institute Director

. Establishing and managing the language institute

. Participating in the formation of IBS's strategies and procedures,

especially in marketing and student recruiting

. Defining and implementing the strategic objectives

. Optimizing the procedures and workflow

. Managing the language training of 1,200 IBS students

. Recruiting, managing, and leading a staff of 85

. Supervising and controlling the financial transactions

. Managing relationships with key clients, building and maintaining

effective communication with other organizations

. Representing IBS to external organizations

1992 - 2003 BERLITZ HUNGARY LTD

The Global Education Company, Berlitz International, Inc., is a US-based,

135-year old, multinational corporation is the world's premier language

services firm, providing quality language instruction, translation and

publishing services throughout the world.

1998 - 2003 Managing Director (General Manager) of Hungary and District

Director

. Managed the company and its campuses in Hungary

. Planned, budgeted and implemented business as well as sales and

marketing strategies

. Communicated daily with European or American headquarters in either

German or English

. Introduced and implemented ISO 9001

. Recruited, managed and led both the international administrative and

teaching staff

. Responsible for all campuses in Hungary and the EE Area

1994 - 1998 District Director of Berlitz Hungary

. Set up and stabilized the nation-wide company, Berlitz Hungary

. Planned the business strategy

. Interviewed, managed, motivated, and led a team of 16 fulltime

Hungarian employees and 70 foreign contractors

. Personally managed the relationships with key clients

. Planned, budgeted, and implemented the sales and marketing strategy

1992 - 1994 Language Center Director

. Set up and operated the Berlitz language center in downtown Budapest

. Declared the "Best European Sales Manager" in 1994

Education

2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

. Graduated from Advanced Management Program (AMP 177)

. First Eastern European businesswoman invited to participate in the

Advanced Management Program

1995 - 1997 EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL

Schlo? Reichartshausen am Rhein, Germany

(Today: EBS Universit t f r Wirtschaft und Recht in

Wiesbaden)

. Diploma in Business Administration (considered equivalent of American

MBA)

. Qualified as a "Euro manager"

1978 - 1983 CORVINUS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS

Budapest, Hungary

. Five-year diploma in economics (MA)

. Academic field: international relations

Languages

. Hungarian - native * English - fluent * German - fluent * Russian -

good

Memberships, Charities

2006 - Present

. Chairwoman of the Board of Knights for Hospitals Foundation -

organized charitable activity promoting the culture of giving and

volunteerism in Hungary. Led several charity projects and organized

charity dinners.

. For six years Member of the Board of United Way Hungary

. Member of the Harvard Club of Hungary

. Common Purpose alumnus

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