ACADEMIC:• 2008, Dealmaker of the year, Said Business School, University of Oxford• 2003 – 2005, Received as one of three candidates the Rector of the University of Stellenbosch’s prestigious award for ‘Achieving Against the Odds’ for three consecutive years• 2001, Best achievement in Computer Science • 1998 – 2002, Award in Mathematics (Top Achiever in final year and years at high school)• 1998 – 2002, Trophy for best achievement in Mathematics• 2002, Awarded 2nd best student in Independent Examination Board examination in AccountingSPORTING:• National Disabled Cyclist; participated in European and World Cycling Championships and won 2 silver and 3 bronze medalsLEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE • 2009, Rand Merchant Bank, Sandton, South Africa, Elected as one of 20 employees to represent RMB on its Employment Equity Committee• 2007-2009, SAID Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom, Elected class representative of the Masters in Financial Economics 2007 – 2008 class• 2005-2007, Brightest Young Minds Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, o Elected on the organising committee of the 2007 conference, o Selected as a keynote speaker at the 2006 conference, o Elected as one of South Africa’s Brightest Young Minds 2005• 2002, United Way World Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa, Keynote speaker on ‘Youth, Technology and the Desire to Change the World’• 2002, E-Business Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, United States Of America, Keynote speaker on ‘Technology in the Digital Age’• 2000, Global Knowledge Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Elected as one of two South Africans to speak on disability and technological process• 2000, International Youth Parliament, Sydney, Australia, Elected as one of two South Africans to speak on disability and technological process• 1998, Junior Summit, Boston, United States Of America, Represented South Africa as one of 98 students worldwide at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Listed skills include Economics, Policy Writing, Organisational Skills, Project Coordination, and 21 others.