ZEN DEDEKIND

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312-***-**** ac0jhp@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

DUKE UNIVERSITY, The Fuqua School of Business

Master of Business Administration

Keller Scholar – Fuqua’s most prestigious full-tuition merit scholarship. CASE Impact Investing Co-Chair.

TA: Corporate Finance, Strategy and Decision Models. Dean’s List. GPA: 3.97. GMAT: 720.

Durham, NC

2017

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

Recipient of merit based, full-tuition scholarship. TA: Financial Accounting.

Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, awarded to top 15% of the class.

Pretoria, South Africa

2008

EXPERIENCE

THE SMALL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

SBTDC provides advisory services to growing businesses focused on technology development.

Technology Commercialization Summer Consultant for two start-ups

Developed financial model with 5-year forecasts to guide organizational expansion and to be used as part of a $750 thousand SBIR Phase II grant proposal for pre-revenue start-up.

Designed a two-year roadmap $2 million business development project, incorporating product research and development into sales and marketing initiatives for post-revenue start-up.

Executed primary voice-of-customer research. The recommendation led to additional features being incorporated into existing product development and 55% potential additional revenue.

Chapel Hill, NC

2016 2016

EDGE GROWTH, Vumela Enterprise Development Fund

Vumela is a social venture capital fund that invests to generate both social impact and financial return.

Investment Associate Intern

Managed two due diligence projects from inception to disbursement of funds, acquiring two schools and improving the quality of education for 200+ pupils.

Built financial models for five due diligence projects across several sectors. Four investments were approved by an external investment committee.

Analyzed investment opportunities, working closely with entrepreneurs to create and present investment proposals while building out investment pipeline.

Sandton, South Africa

2014 2015

NEDBANK CAPITAL, Treasury

Nedbank Capital is the Investment Banking division of Nedbank Group, a major bank in South Africa.

Trader: Foreign Currency Centralized Funding Desk

Created real-time position and risk management models, resulting in more efficient trading and a $4 million increase in desk profit for the first year.

Raised $400 million medium-term foreign funding for the bank through various market instruments and sources, a 150% increase in previous funding levels.

Headed project to overhaul reporting structure of $2 billion foreign loan book, resulting in more accurate measurement of profit and risk metrics.

Sandton, South Africa

2011 2014

NEDBANK GROUP LIMITED

Chartered Accountant Trainee

Supported $20 million trading system implementation project for Nedbank Johannesburg, reconciling $7 million in profit discrepancy on implementation date.

Designed reporting templates and risk management models for Nedbank London, automating various processes and reducing preparation time by 30%.

Sandton, South Africa

London, England

2009 2011

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Non-voting board member: Durham Center for Senior Health. CASE i3 Consulting Practicum Associate. Building Outdoor Leaders at Duke Treasurer. Traveled to 35 countries. Hiked 600 miles of Camino De Santiago in Spain and 110-mile section of Appalachian Trail. Fluent in Afrikaans and English. Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (CPA equivalent).

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