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SH International LLCFintech Communications and Investor Relations
Mar. 2019• Clients have included a consumer credit widget, a machine learning powered accounting technology suite, a real estate crowdfunding platform, an agrifinance crowdfunding platform, a business credit and finance management platform, and a socialized banking app
• Created investor relations collateral like due diligence guidelines and procedures, financial model template to evaluate potential investments, and a detailed Investor Relations Manual to guide team investor conversations • Created marketing collateral including press releases, blog posts, website copy, white papers, and investment teasers • Introduced fintech leaders to potential investors, collaborators, and other key relationships as well as provided coaching
• Training: Fintech Certificate from the Wharton School
SH International LLCGlobal Entrepreneurship & Finance
May. 2012 - Mar. 2019• Worked on several cross-border ventures including: Central Asian market entry for an Indian ICT client, monetization strategy for a tech startup operating throughout emerging markets, and crowdfunding for an entrepreneurship institute in East Africa. • Served as Investment Finder for Global Emerging Markets (a 3.4 billion alternative asset group) and Gottbetter Capital Markets, to identify emerging market acquisition targets across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia
• Created the online Multinational Entrepreneur Training, including popular lessons on global financing and finance issues. Participants were from countries including the U.S., Canada, Tunisia, Brazil, South Africa, Sweden, France, Nigeria, and Guatemala.
• Negotiated and performed under royalty contracts to provide consumer goods companies with overseas representation. Established Middle East luxury channel distribution for a consumer product, focused on Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha. • Mentoring included running internship program, serving as Wharton Entrepreneur in Residence, and judging start-up competitions at Georgetown University, Dar es Salaam Business School, Startup Open, and World Bank/Wharton School Ideas4Action initiative.
• Structured and appointed advisory board with prominent international bankers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and academics.
• Hosted events at Embassy of Georgia, Embassy of Panama, and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, in collaboration with Wharton Club of DC. Sponsored the Around the World Embassy Tour (40+ embassies) and Wharton Innovation Conference. • Spoke at SBA, Mid-Atlantic District Export Council, SCORE, U.S. Commercial Service, the Wharton School, the World Bank, Global Enterprise Hub, etc. Published/cited in Business Insider, Wharton Entrepreneurship Blog, Nearshore Americas, Merger Market, etc.
IFC - International Finance CorporationInvestment Analyst, Special Operations
Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2012Istanbul, Turkey• Conducted recovery negotiations as team in distressed investments across the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southern Europe, and Africa, leading to recovery of over 40 million USD and preservation of other assets
• Extensively analyzed recovery options, including assessing strength of assets held as security
• Performed financial analysis including debt and equity valuation modeling and loan loss reserve recommendations
• Produced quarterly supervision and credit reports for ten distressed investments for senior management
• Wrote technical article distributed throughout organization “Providing Working Capital in Distressed Situations”
IFC - International Finance CorporationInvestment Analyst, Subnational Finance
Apr. 2008 - Jan. 2010Washington, District of Columbia, United States• Performed financial due diligence for government infrastructure transactions in Latin America and Africa, amounting to more than 90 million USD in investments. Due diligence performed mostly in Spanish or French • Led meetings with municipal authorities related to their financial performance, constructed financial models and sensitivity analyses, and drafted term sheets for negotiations
• Served one year term as Regional Coordinator for Innovation Fund of the World Bank Youth-to-Youth Community
• Training: 6-week Credit Training Course, financial modeling courses from Adkins Matchett & Toy and Analyst Exchange
Parsons BrinckerhoffAssociate Consultant
Feb. 2007 - Apr. 2008Washington D.C. Metro Area• Performed due diligence for private equity bid for Carrix stake, including capacity modeling of global ports, and analysis of commercial and legal concerns in English and Spanish.
• Developed construction cost analysis and forecasts for the East Side Access project, which envisioned an expansion of the Long Island Railroad to an extension of the Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
• Developed new funding mechanisms for expansion, and performed pricing analysis, for DC Water & Sewer Authority • Training: Completed F1-F9 Financial Modeling class and Project Management training
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