Anywhere Sikochi
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Russian from Middlebury College (2005), Candidate for Master of Business Administration from University of Virginia, Associate, Life Sciences Group at Charles River Associates, Inc. (2007-2009).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Industries: | Education, Entertainment |
| Skills: | Business, Languages, Management, Public speaking, Russian |
| Location: | Charlottesville, VA |
| Groups: | 2009 Darden Entrepreneurial Concept Competition |
| Visas: | U.S., Zimbabwe |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Middlebury College, University of Virginia |
FEATURED STARTUP
Zxylo
Zxylo
Zxylo is an investment in human hope. It takes hopeless youths from a poor community, with over 80% unemployment, and gives them the world for a stage to showcase their talent playing xylophones, singing and dancing.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Stage: Just An Idea
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Charles River Associates, Inc. |
| Position: | Associate, Life Sciences Group |
| Time period: | July 2008 - August 2009 |
| Description: | Compiled research and co-facilitated seminar series for more than 20 consulting staff on US healthcare regulatory environment and implications on Charles River’s client accounts
• Modeled price-share relationship to recommend set of segment-specific contracting and pricing strategies for new product; drug launched successfully at 25% premium over competition • Created elements of primary market research to measure customers’ relative value of different health plan attributes (premiums, deductibles, etc.), and developed beneficiary decision models to inform strategy development and product design for major Health Insurance company |
| Employer: | Charles River Associates, Inc. |
| Position: | Associate, Financial Markets Group |
| Time period: | August 2007 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Coordinated quality review process involving assigning and keeping track of tasks for nine associates and analysts; coached new analysts on project content and quality review processes
• Co-designed and conducted 10 year event study to assess impact of news and announcements on stock price and analyzed data to identify portion of stock price inflation resulting from perceived opportunities and from accounting fraud |
| Employer: | Charles River Associates, Inc. |
| Position: | Analyst, Financial Markets Group |
| Time period: | February 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Reviewed literature on methods of estimating wealth and modeled estimates of outside wealth of top executives of recently merged corporations for use in damages model in $2.5B shareholder litigation against accounting firm; case settled for ~$400 in line with our estimates
•Charles River Associates, Inc. Offers economic, financial, and business management expertise to various industries and governments. |
| Employer: | Lexecon, an FTI Consulting Company |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Time period: | July 2005 - September 2006 |
| Description: | Lexecon, an FTI Consulting Company Provides economic consulting in legal and regulatory proceedings, and strategic decisions.
Consultant, Economic & Litigation Consulting (Jul. 2005-Sep. 2006) Cambridge, MA • Studied trends in liquefied and dry natural gas for publication: Augustine, Charles et. el., Understanding Natural Gas Markets, API, 2006. (www.api.org) • Analyzed invoices and auto sales records to identify rebates, prices and supply of cars in various parts of the United States in order to assess extent consumers in class action suit were damaged by alleged import and export restrictions imposed by auto manufacturers between the US and Canada |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Virginia |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Middlebury College |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Economics and Russian, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Studied trends in liquefied and dry natural gas for publication: Augustine, Charles et. el.,
Understanding Natural Gas Markets, API, 2006. (www.api.org) |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Completed St. George (2006) and Richmond (2008) marathons, and five shorter races (2007-2009) |
| Hobbies: | • Play recreational GO; Competed in a 2001 American GO Association event with Vermont GO Club
• MchakaMchaka, a tradition of singing and running from east Africa |
| Memberships: | General Management Organization and Darden African Business Organization |
| Awards: | Received Athletics letters in varsity Track and Field; ran first leg and won 4x100m relay in New England Small Colleges Athletics Conference event; ranked 4th sprinter with 11.48 sec. in 100m. |
