Emmanuel Smadja's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

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Senior Analyst @ VistaPrint Analyst in the Marketing Analytics dept. From January 2009 to June 2009 (6 months) Greater Boston AreaCEO and Co-founder @ MPOWER Financing MPOWER is a fast-growing FinTech company that lends to high-promise college students coming from all four corners of the world. We believe access to financing should be borderless.We have offices in DC and Bangalore, and work with 350+ universities in the U.S. and Canada. We've been named a top FinTech to work for by American Banker for 2018, 2019, and 2020 and our product is top rated by Nerdwallet and U.S. News. My job as CEO is to grow the company to profitability and reach $1B in loans. Washington D.C. Metro AreaEngagement Manager @ McKinsey & Company • Advised a central bank on regulatory changes needed to expand its country’s adoption of mobile money• Managed a team of consultants and banking executives to transform the commercial side of a leading African bank, resulting in >$500M in revenue identified and >30% captured within first 6 months of the project From February 2013 to April 2014 (1 year 3 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaGlobal Financial Inclusion Fellow @ McKinsey & Company • Co-led a McKinsey effort on reinventing mass market banking in the U.S.• Co-authored an article on the digital payments opportunity in Sub Saharan Africa. Available at: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/financial_services/sub_saharan_africa_a_major_potential_revenue_opportunity_for_digital_payments From September 2012 to February 2013 (6 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaJunior Engagement Manager @ McKinsey & Company • Led an analytics-intensive negotiation with external vendors yielding $25-30M in annual savings for a U.S. client• Led a Lean transformation for call center agents at a U.S. online brokerage, resulting in +30% in productivity• PMO-ed the commercial/retail integration of 2 top African banks, yielding $100M in yearly synergies• Performed customer-level profitability analysis and led a price optimization program at a high tech company in the U.S., resulting in ~20% gross margin increase for recurring revenue From May 2012 to September 2012 (5 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaSenior Associate @ McKinsey & Company • Performed an assessment of retail branch efficiency (lean branches diagnostic) at a top 3 European retail bank • Worked with C-level executives at a European aerospace company to establish their 5-year growth strategy• Provided economic guidance for the legal counsel of a large European Public institution• Defined the risk appetite and risk organization structure for a multilateral development bank in North Africa From September 2010 to May 2012 (1 year 9 months) Brussels Area, BelgiumSenior Strategy Analyst @ Capital One Financial Corp. - Increased productivity of inside sales acquisition team by 130% resulting in $500K+ in annual savings- Improved sales force focus by decreasing territory size by 20% but increasing sales volume and future potential- Designed 2008 variable compensation plan for the sales consultants- Worked with senior leadership to define and implement the 2008 sales strategy of the $2 billion business From July 2007 to November 2008 (1 year 5 months) Business Analyst @ Celanese Acceleration to Management Program based on four 6-month rotations:1) Business Analyst for Marketing department in the Basic Chemicals division (07/06-01/07)• Optimized and standardized market analysis tools2) Analyst in Mergers and Acquisitions group (01/07 to present)• Managed the coordination for the carve out of a $630M divestiture3) (Tentative) Business Analyst in Market Strategy group for the Emulsions division (07/07 to 01/08)4) (Tentative) Financial Analyst in Business Process and Analysis group (01/08 to 07/08) From July 2006 to June 2007 (1 year) Graduate Teaching Assistant @ University of Virginia - Department of Systems and Information Engineering • Assisted graduate student teams with bi-weekly assignments on performance management, work process optimization, risk analysis, and business valuations • Graded students’ solutions to the cases as well as their recommendations to the clients From August 2005 to May 2006 (10 months) Graduate Research Assistant @ University of Virginia - Department of Systems and Information Engineering • Helped write a book and several journal articles on nanotechnology ethics• Coordinated and helped teach an ethics class for senior-level college students• Traveled to Darmstadt, Germany for a week-long conference on nanotechnology ethicsPublications:• Smadja, E.: 2006. “Four scenarios towards more ethical futures: a case study in nanoscale science and technology”, Foresight: The journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policy, 8(6), pp.37-47.• Smadja, E.: 2006. “Scenario Planning: A Complementary Approach to Assessing the Ethical and Moral Considerations of Nanoscale Science and Technology”, News from the Bottom. Available online at: http://schc.sc.edu/nfb/papers/Emmanuel_Smadja2006.pdf From May 2003 to May 2006 (3 years 1 month) Junior Development Consultant @ Engineering Students Without Borders • Improved hygiene conditions and working conditions in a community development project in Vera Cruz, Nicaragua• Reviewed the project’s business model and developed a strategy to increase profitability From May 2005 to July 2005 (3 months) Junior Consultant @ Autobar Industries Ltd Interned as part of the IT and Supply Chain group in London, U.K.• Interacted with 90 European divisions and built MS Access databases to improve operations• Upgraded the local operation computer network during a mission in Nijmegen, Holland From June 2002 to August 2002 (3 months) Junior Programmer @ American Association for the Advancement of Science Interned in the "Human Rights" division of AAAS through the UVA/MIT Washington D.C. Summer Internship Program • Wrote open source software as a means to improving efficiency in the field of human rights From May 2001 to July 2001 (3 months)