Amanda C.
About Amanda C.
An experienced emerging markets investment and operations professional with over 12 years of professional experience building businesses, advising established enterprises on improvements and expansion, and direct investing. Key career highlights include: *Strong entrepreneurial experience having built a business with global best practices from inception to operations and profitability in Kenya *Vast experience developing and implementing company performance improvements for self-started and external ventures and companies globally including: financial control systems, operational performance improvements and accountability, financial metric tracking systems, human resource policies, talent recruitment systems, health and safety procedures, and intensive management and staff training programs *Launching and operating a Venture and SME investment fund directly sourcing deals, conducting due diligence, structuring transactions, deploying capital, and managing investments *Setting up a platform to advise numerous established SME and start-up companies across the FinTech, Education, Retail, Agriculture, and Consumer Goods sectors in East Africa *Global emerging markets management consulting experience for large corporations and government institutions as part of leading firms and as an individual *Intensive training and transactional experience in international finance with leading global investment bank while based in Asia *Excellent academic and research background with emphasis on international business, history, language and culture with degrees from global best-in-class institutions