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Desh De Silva

Desh De Silva

Management Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Consulting Manager at PwC

  • Education

    • Penn State University

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Economics & Business

      Activities and Societies: Penn State Rugby & Penn State Thon: Cancer Society Major: (BSc) EconomicsMinor : Business AdministrationTechnology skills: Tableau and Intermediary R

    • Harvard Business School

      2020 - 2021
      CORe Program Business/Managerial Economics

  • Experience

    • John Keells Holdings PLC

      May 2014 - Aug 2014
      Management Consultant

    • Penn State University

      Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
      Economics Research Associate

    • BT

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      Product Strategy Associate

    • X.ai

      Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
      Lead Analyst, Artificial Intelligence

    • PwC

      May 2017 - now
      Senior Manager, Global Consulting & Client Services

      Industries: Retail, Pharma, Tech, and Banking.

    • CFA Institute

      Jan 2022 - now
      Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level III

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) LEVEL 1 Passed

      CFA Institute

    • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) LEVEL 2 Passed

      CFA Institute

    • Verified International Academic Qualifications

      World Education Services
      View certificate certificate

    • Financial Markets

      Yale University
      Nov 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      X.AI Most Productive Artificial Intelligence Specialist X.AI Dec 2016 Award Based on Performance & Productivity: Correctly analyzing and gathering insights on 1000+ data sets.
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      LA Stewardship Scholarship Pennsylvania State University Jun 2015
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      Pennsylvania State University Deans List Pennsylvania State University 2013 **Academic Award for obtaining a GPA of 3.5 or Greater.
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      Best Delegation Award Colombo Model United Nations 2012 **Awarded 1st Place at CO-MUN out of a 600 local and foreign students for debating excellence on topics related to global peace, global monetary issues and common civil rights.Representation: Delegate of USA
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      Colombo Model United Nations Honorary Mention Colombo Model United Nations 2012 **Awarded 2nd Place at CO-MUN out of a 100 local and foreign students for debating excellence on topics related to global peace, global monetary issues and common civil rights.Representation: Delegate of USA.
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      Johns Hopkins MUN Honorary Mention Johns Hopkins University 2012 **Awarded 2nd Place at JHMUN out of a 400 local and foreign students for debating excellence on topics related to global peace, global monetary issues and common civil rights.Representation: Delegate of Greece
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      Pennsylvania State University Deans List Pennsylvania State University 2012 **Academic Award for obtaining a GPA of 3.5 or Greater.
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      CIS Model United Nations Captain Colombo International School 2011 *Captain of the Colombo International School Model United Nations Conferences.
    • Awarded to Desh De Silva
      Best Delegate Award Sri Lanka Model United Nations 2010 **Awarded 1st Place at SL-MUN out of a 1000 local and foreign students for debating excellence on topics related to global peace, global monetary issues and common civil rights.Representation: Delegate of USA

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fundraising Officer

      Issued by Penn State THON™ on Aug 2012
      Penn State THON™Associated with Desh De Silva

    • Children's Relief Program - Leader

      Issued by United Nations Association of Sri Lanka on Jan 2011
      United Nations Association of Sri LankaAssociated with Desh De Silva