Abdillahi "Mash" Abdirahman Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts

• Board of Advisory member, early investor and fundraiser providing guidance on Fintech related projects in the African market.
• Recruited investors raising $500K in funds to become shareholders allowing growth in product development, technology and staffing.
• Advisory counsel created expansion to East and West Africa growing the company by 20% in 2021.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Drive the establishment of a profitable café and restaurant in the center of the Roxbury community while revitalizing the neighborhood through meaningful outreach and involvement. Manage a staff of nine.
• Provide a cultural center point for community gatherings and investing in youth internships and employment opportunities driving economic development for seven Somali businesses in Roxbury promoting growth security and.
• Featured article: The Bay State Banner – Ray of Hope: The Butterfly Café has changed the landscape around Roxbury Crossing – for the better. https://bit.ly/35pT7np
• Created 10 youth internships benefiting individuals - driving them to higher educational and business success in their goals.
• Developed special events such as Open Mic nights to discuss community issues in addition to Elected Officials coming in to meet members in order for their voices to be heard solidifying engagement, belonging, business.
• Forged essential relationships with influential City, State and Federal political office holders, being the bridge to essential community visibility that brought in additional programs and services.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Manage all compliance, regulatory and audit processes at a high level with regulators and financial institutions to serve immigrant communities with strong ties to their country of origin.
• Conducted over $250M in remittance transactions globally creating a bridge for immigrant communities with essential connections to their homeland countries.
• Transactions create a lifeline for East and West African communities and globally, vitally supporting families to enhance daily life, local businesses and trade.
• Drive the expansion of offices throughout the US for customer convenience. Since 2019 - opened 7 new offices prompting overall growth of 10%.
• Consistently grew client base 10% to 15% YoY with a 99% retention rate over employment tenure.
• Initiated the creation of an App in 2021 to enable customers to facilitate transactions online instead of through an office visit increasing transactions by 2%.