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Zahed Ahmed

Zahed Ahmed

Senior Ruby Developer

About

Seasoned professional with 20+ years in strategy consulting, investment banking, and fintech. Expert in driving growth, conducting due diligence, and managing complex projects. Advises CxOs on strategic decisions and unlocking enterprise value.

Work experience
  • Cambridge Research Group (Nov 2019 – Present)
    • Conducted pragmatic inquiry for client organizations
    • Advised tech startups on market analysis, fundraising, and development
    • Led projects for bipo bank, CleverChain, RentJoy, and web3 payments
  • VODworks / Kumopay (Nov 2023 – Present)
    • Assisted in market validation and strategy for web3 payment platform
    • Conducted investment appraisal for private equity client
    • Led business development for core consulting business
  • Zebra.Associates (Sep 2023 – Oct 2023)
    • Developed recommendations projecting 15% revenue increase for luxury hotel chain
  • NewLink Consulting (Mar 2022 – Jan 2023)
    • Client strategy partner, contributing to 45% of firm’s revenue
  • ChangeForce (Jul 2013 – Dec 2019)
    • Led strategy and change projects for consulting firms and banks
  • Capco (Jan 2011 – Jul 2013)
    • Managed strategy and transformation consulting in investment banking
  • Investance (Jul 2009 – Dec 2010)
    • Provided strategic advisory to investment banks
  • Detica (Jun 2007 – Jul 2009)
    • Delivered strategy and change projects for government and banking clients
  • Sapient (Sep 2004 – Jun 2007)
    • Senior business consultant across various sectors
  • University of Cambridge (Jun 2004 – Sep 2004)
    • Researcher in computational linguistics
Education
  • BA, MA Computer Science, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
  • PhD in Computational Linguistics & Machine Learning, University of Leeds (completed 5 of 7 years)
Additional information
  • Strategy advisor to several UK charities
  • Philanthropy advisor to family foundations and high-net-worth individuals
  • Experience in financial modeling and developing investment cases
  • Expertise in tech & AI product development
  • Skilled in project & program management with budgets up to £50m
Applicant history
Position Status Score
CEO
Unnamed Company 		Under review 49/71