Daryl Collins Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Decodis is a social research company that offers custom data capture tools, analyses, and nuanced insight into vulnerable people. Using high-powered, but scalable and low-cost methods, we have proven to be effective in helping impact investors, private corporations, donors, thinktanks, NGOs and governments better serve their target populations.

Greater Boston Area

• Engaged in a range of projects:
• China Financial Diaries, sponsored by Visa: Creating a picture of the financial lives of poverty-designated households
• Financial Diaries of refugees in Uganda, sponsored by FSDA/FSDU: Tracking the financial lives of refugee communities
• Impact pathways, sponsored by UNCDF: Creating a measurement framework to connect financial services to support financial health and Sustainable Development Goals

 Oversee financial operations across U.S. and international offices Led business development process to support BFA's new strategy

 Increased annual turnover to above $10 million  Continued global expansion to office in New Delhi Oversaw financial buy-out to multi-member firm

 Responsible for more than doubling revenue between 2014 and 2017 Increased client base from 10 core clients to 50 clients.  Expanded offices from a single office in Boston to offices in Nairobi Kenya, Medellin Colombia and New York City, all staffed by local talent.  Enlarged employees from 20 to 45, ranging from business strategists, economists.

 Created a team of six professionals that undertake research of the financial lives of low income people.  Built a team that generated over $2 million of revenue per annum.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Lead lecturer in Finance Created coursework for Emerging Capital markets equity, bond and currency valuationOversaw successful completion of two Masters degrees and twenty Honours degrees

Cape Town Area, South Africa

 Established an international investment business to complement a growing domestic asset management business Developed offshore fund investing in African equity and debt markets

Cape Town Area, South Africa

 Established two offshore Funds, i.e. set up supporting business entities, applied for regulatory approvals, created marketing material and established investing procedures Developed strategies for investing in African equity and debt markets

Cape Town Area, South Africa

 Managed a R2 billion ($300 million) South African equity portfolio within the Sector Rotation/ Thematic team (team of two)  Portfolio outperformed its benchmark by 400 basis points during 9 months of tenure Developed Sector Rotation/Thematic investing strategies for local market

Greater New York City Area

Equity Strategist, Emerging Markets (1995-1996) Developed, researched and wrote on innovative investment ideas for weekly and quarterly publications for institutional clients Interfaced daily with institutional sales force, traders and investment bankers to communicate investment strategiesLatin American Economist (1994-1995) Worked directly with the.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Economics

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy Analysis

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Economics