MFI Student
Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Areas of Interest
- Writing (Author and Editor): Author of “Winning Transition Battles”.
- President and Founder of Edu-Consult Africa.
- Community Outreach and Volunteering Conference Speaker and Master of Ceremony (MC).
Biography
David has a deep-seated interest in actuarial science, statistics, data science, and finance. He exudes high energy in the face of challenges and quickly adapts to new working environments while striving to become better at what he does. He is an author, entrepreneur and youth empowerment advocate.
Experience
Project: MFI Summer Group Project, Summer 2023
- Evaluated pricing of relevant life insurance products, forecasted reserves, analyzed profit at the portfolio level & conducted investment strategy using mean-variance optimization analysis.
- Presented results & findings to the elite faculty of MFI.
McGill University Faculty of Agriculture & Environmental Science, Quebec, Canada
Project Assistant (Remote), Dec. 2022 - Aug. 2023
- Assisted in USAID Grant applications for the McGill partners’ scholarship, internship, & entrepreneurship project.
- Increased accessibility of students to internship opportunities by creating a database of approximately 60 agri-food industries.
- Conducted research & outlined practical solutions in addressing challenges confronting internship acquisitions.
- Part of a team of developers to create content for the McGill-Ghana collaborative project website.
International Programs Office (IPO), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Inbound Exchange Officer, Nov. 2021 - Nov. 2022
- Developed the first Fact Sheet for planning, execution & effective information dissemination to KNUST partners.
- Assisted in presentations to the KNUST community that increased awareness & patronage of the IPO services.
Skills
- Technical: Python
- R
- AXIS
- SQL
- Excel
- Microsoft 365
Professional Certificates & Awards
- Mastercard Foundation Scholarship: 2017-2024.
Education
Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Master of Financial Insurance, University of Toronto, 2023 - 2024
BSc (Honours) Actuarial Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), 2021
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