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Melanie O. Williams

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder at Akoma Health | MBA Candidate at Stanford Graduate School of Business

  • Education

    • University of York

      2012 - 2015
      BA Philosophy, Politics, Economics

      1st in first year, including: Reason and Argument-83, Using Maths in Economics-90, Economics-80 (top 5%)1st in second year, including: Financial and Capital Markets-95 (3rd in year), Microeconomics-93 (5th in year)

    • Culford School

      2007 - 2012
      Top performer in year group

      History -A, Economics -A, French -A, Mathematics -A*; Spanish -A Grade 8 Speech and Drama Musical Theatre (Distinction), Grade 8 Singing (Merit), Grade 5 Theory (Pass)

    • Culford School

      2005 - 2010
      Top performer in year group

      11 A*'s, 1 A, inc. Maths (A*), English Language (A), Religious Studies (A*), Latin (A*)Additional Maths Free standing maths qualification (A)

    • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Business Administration - MBA

  • Experience

    • Culford School

      Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

      Organised 6th form events and served as liaison between senior staff and pupils. Chaired weekly meetings with first ever 6th form committee, made up of 9 students.

      • Chair of Debating Society

        Sept 2011 - Jul 2012

      • Co-chair of Charities Committee

        Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

      • Deputy Head Girl

        Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

    • Culford School and The Charchar Trust

      Jul 2011 - Jul 2011
      Charity Work in Malawi

    • Google

      Dec 2012 - Mar 2013
      Top Black Talent Mentee

    • Beatbullying

      Jan 2013 - Sept 2013
      Cybermentor

      Talked to 3 teenagers a day, around 3 times a week to help them navigate difficult situations that they were facing.

    • Tote

      Feb 2013 - Jun 2014
      Racecourse Betting Assistant

      Took bets, payed out winnings, and handled large amounts of cash.

    • University of York

      Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
      President of African Caribbean Society

    • University of York Netball Club

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
      Events and Publicity

      Promoted netball trials around the university.Organised the club's annual Christmas charity event, called Kits and Tinsel in aid of Raising and Giving (RAG).

    • Deloitte

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
      Powerlist Foundation Delegate

      Chosen as one of 50 students to take part in the Powerlist Foundation's leadership programme.

    • University of York

      May 2014 - Mar 2015
      YorkWorks President

      Leading the employability and careers branch of the Club of PEP with my committee. Working closely with alumni, putting on events, and liaising with various companies.http://www.clubofpep.org/about.php

    • Barclays

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      Treasury Summer Analyst

      Offer received.

    • Powerlist Magazine

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Top 100 Future Leader 2014

      Selected as one of 100 to feature in the 2014 Future Leaders magazine. Attended leadership conferences and workshops at McKinsey & Co. and HSBC.

    • WCAN

      Aug 2014 - Feb 2018
      Head of Strategy

    • Goldman Sachs

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Securities Summer Analyst

    • Goldman Sachs

      Jan 2016 - Oct 2020

      - Worked in both London and New York, serving clients across EMEA and the Americas.- Promoted early to Vice President.

      • Vice President

        Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

      • Analyst

        Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

    • Bain & Company

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Summer Associate

      Created lasting solutions for Entertainment clients, including a high growth gaming company and the world's largest music label.

    • Baron Davis Enterprises

      Sept 2021 - Mar 2022
      Investor

      Sourced companies and made investment decisions for companies across health and wellness, B2B software, gaming, Web3, sports, fintech and consumer discretionary verticals.

    • WME | William Morris Endeavor

      Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
      Investor

      Sourced companies and made investment decisions for companies across health and wellness, B2B software, gaming, Web3 and consumer discretionary verticals.

    • Akoma Health

      Mar 2022 - now
      Co-Founder

      Akoma Health is improving access to mental healthcare for Africans. We work with organisations to improve retention and wellbeing of their employees, so they can show up as their best, most productive selves. This ultimately saves organisations time and money.

    • Kinaya Ventures

      Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
      Investor

      - Prepared 8 consumer-focused founders to raise their first funding round - Aided founders' go-to-market, marketing and hiring strategy- Researched funding landscape and startup opportunities in Francophone Africa, while exploring opportunities for founders to scale beyond this- Developed Kinaya's Growth Studio structure to invest in founders and connect founders with corporate clients

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Investment Advice Diploma, Level 4 (Securities)

      Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment
      Feb 2016

    • FINRA Series 57

      FINRA
      Apr 2018

    • FINRA Series 63

      FINRA
      Apr 2018

    • FINRA Series 7

      FINRA
      Apr 2018

    • FINRA Series 3

      FINRA
      Apr 2018