“Roy is a unique leader in the world of Fintech combining extensive hands-on expertise in leading digital transformation with world-class storytelling, strategy-setting and influencing skills. As a Special Advisor at MEF, he’s tapped into his unrivalled network to extend our global reach and provided invaluable inputs into our mobile money and innovation focus. I would highly recommend him to companies looking to understand, scale and take their digital transformation to new heights”
About
Global Executive (CEO / CRO / CCO) and Stanford JD/MBA with proven global execution and…
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What do you do if you're struggling to develop your Thought Leadership skills?
Recognizing that we all have something to learn from everyone that we meet is crucial imho. You may notice that thought leaders often ask a lot of questions. That insatiable curiosity and eagerness to explore is vital to the cross-fertilization that thought leadership requires. Abolish words like "obviously" and phrases like "as you know" from your conversations. No one has your precise life experience and you don't have theirs. Once you deeply ingrain this reality into your approach, the quality of your discussions will improve dramatically and your insights will blossom.
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What are some key steps to ensure that your strategic partnership remains flexible and adaptable?
Beyond the standard advice of ensuring alignment, I believe its most important to pay attention and listen to your partners over time as dynamics change. Being aware and sensitive to the the gradual transformations in the business of both parties to a partnership is vital to keeping the commercial engagement flexible and adaptable.
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How can you effectively network at a pitch competition?
"Networking" is fundamentally about generosity. Don't think about what you can get, think about what you have to give. Your insights. Your experience. Your expertise. Make offers, share what you know, offer your availability and collaborators and contacts will come.
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I read, breath and live AI. I see how companies optimize and how they change directions shredding employees in the process. Yet, I have never heard…
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What if the AI that predicts your future could finally explain itself? ➡️ Researchers at MIT have proposed a new way to build neural networks that…
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🌍 Honored to Speak at the 82nd International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences! Today, I’m…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Member/Mentor
Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs
Credential ID recognises the profession of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
Volunteer Experience
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Mentor
Unlimited Awesome
- Present 4 months
Economic Empowerment
Unlimited Awesome is a transformative learning system for the post-AI era. With a focus on solving global challenges through education, innovation, and entrepreneurship, UA aims to prepare the next generations to thrive in an exponentially growing world.
Mission: Unlock the full potential of humanity by building the most advanced, modern learning system and startup ecosystem on Earth. -
Co-Founder
Tech Boston Advocates
- Present 9 months
Science and Technology
We bring together a diverse and inclusive network of start-ups, scaleups, corporates, policymakers, and academics to drive the exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences for the good of the global tech sector.
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Global Advocate
Tech London Advocates & Global Tech Advocates
- Present 11 years
Economic Empowerment
Tech London Advocates (TLA) is a private sector led group of leaders promoting London's technology sector and addressing the issues on the horizon.
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Honoree / Chairman (Payments) / Judge / Panelist
FinTech50
- 4 years
Economic Empowerment
Recipient and then Chairman of Payments submissions. (See http://www.fintech50watchlist.com/)
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Mentor
Techstars
- Present 12 years
Economic Empowerment
An intensive mentorship-led acceleration ("incubator") programme affiliated with Cambridge University and located at Google Campus London.
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Mentor
Seedcamp
- 5 years
Economic Empowerment
Programme jumpstarting entrepreneurial community in Europe by connecting next generation developers and entrepreneurs with over 400 mentors from a top-tier network of company builders.
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Mentor
Startupbootcamp FinTech
- 5 years
Economic Empowerment
Helped startups scale globally by giving them direct access to an international network of the most relevant partners, investors and mentors in their sector.
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Alumni Interviewer
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Present 23 years 9 months
Education
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On Call Volunteer
Be My Eyes
- Present 9 years 9 months
Human Rights
Brilliant app that harnesses the power of technology and human connection to assist people who are blind or have low vision to lead more independent lives. With the press of a button, the app establishes a live video connection between blind and low vision users and either sighted volunteers, company representatives or sighted co-workers. It's a low commitment & high impact way to be helpful. Strongly recommend it!
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Judge, AMAC Semi-finals
Global Mobile Challenge 2015
- less than a year
Science and Technology
Showcases mobile solution innovations developed by young entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Mentor
Virgin StartUp
- 3 years
Economic Empowerment
Supported entrepreneurs based in England who are planning to launch a start-up or are within their first 12 months of trading as a business.
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Board Member, Advisory Council
Stanford Graduate School of Business
- 1 year
Education
Members of the Advisory Council play an important role by providing counsel to the Deans on strategic, operational, and financial directions for the school. Mission of the Council is to provide external perspective and review as well as advocacy and support for the school's programs, strategic direction, and overall objectives. (See https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/advisorycouncil)
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Mentor
Level39
- 4 years
Economic Empowerment
Mentor to early-stage businesses that have potential for high-growth looking to create, test, market and deliver scalable world-class financial, retail and future cities technology products and services.
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Governor (Co-opted for Numeracy, Quality & Standards Committee)
Orleans Primary School
- 5 years
Education
Key role in overseeing curriculum policies, appointing staff, care and maintenance of the building, monitoring grounds and equipment and setting the budget. (See http://www.orleans.richmond.sch.uk/page/?title=Governors&pid=12)
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President Emeritus, Executive Committee, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Stanford Graduate School of Business
- 8 years
Education
Elected due to demonstrated, active interest in the Alumni Association and the Business School. Offered direction for the activities of the Alumni Association. After serving an initial 2-year term, invited to serve second and then elected to the Executive Committee for final 4-year term.
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Chairman, PTA
Friends of Orleans Infant School
- 2 years
Education
FOOI advances the education of the pupils of Orleans Infant School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the School not normally provided by the Local Education Authority. See www.fooi.org.uk.
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Board President Emeritus
Variety Children's Charity
- 8 years
Children
Variety Children's Charity of Northern California donates hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships to children's agencies, small groups and individuals to aid disabled, disadvantaged, abused and neglected kids.
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Board Treasurer
BATS Improv
- 8 years
Arts and Culture
BATS Improv (Bay Area Theater Sports) offers improvisation training and performance. Honored to be third annual recipient of BATS highest honor, the "Rebecca Stockley Superhero Award", for extraordinary service. improv.org
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Volunteer Educator, COIC (Cameroon Opportunities Industrialization Centre)
MBAid (MBAs in Development)
- Present 28 years
Economic Empowerment
Awarded internship in Cameroon, Africa teaching basic business skills at a vocational trade school while also advising the Board on operational effectiveness.
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Co-Founder, Executive Director & Treasurer
Picture This Projects, Chicago
- 1 year
Children
Founded & directed a non-profit organisation teaching photography to inner-city Chicago girls in order to build self-esteem and confidence. Culminated in a gallery showing/press event of their work in the State of Illinois building.
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Instructor
Junior Achievement of Chicago
- 2 years
Children
With over 70 years of experience in the Chicago community, JA provides economic education for students of all economic levels.
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Emergency Medical Technician - Mountainside Rescue Squad
American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey
- 3 years 11 months
Health
Volunteer EMT
Patents
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Dynamic content for online transactions
Issued US 13/646,396
Various methods and systems provide dynamic content to users of online payment service providers without requiring users to log in or otherwise actively engage the payment service providers. In one example, a method includes providing a client device with access to an online marketplace over a network. The method also includes facilitating transmission of a user identifier stored by the client device to a payment service provider. The method further includes receiving dynamic content from the…
Various methods and systems provide dynamic content to users of online payment service providers without requiring users to log in or otherwise actively engage the payment service providers. In one example, a method includes providing a client device with access to an online marketplace over a network. The method also includes facilitating transmission of a user identifier stored by the client device to a payment service provider. The method further includes receiving dynamic content from the payment service provider in response to the user identifier. In addition, the method includes serving the dynamic content to the client device over the network.
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Anti-Phishing Communication System
Filed US 11/323,989
Honors & Awards
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Digital Banking Club Power 50 2016
The Digital Banking Club
Recognized by the Digital Banking Club in their annual Power 50 survey as one of the most influential, innovative and powerful people in European digital financial services. See http://www.thedigitalbankingclub.com/knowledge-bank/25427-the-digital-banking-club-power-50-2016.
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Stanford Associates
Stanford University
Elected to lifetime membership in honorary organization of top 1% of alumni who have demonstrated significant and long-standing volunteer service to the University. See alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/volunteering/recognition/home.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa Society (www.pbk.org)
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society whose mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) stands for Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτης or philosophia biou kybernētēs — "Love of learning is the guide of life".
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