About
Anthony Wagacha holds an MBA from Stanford and trained actuarial credentials. He previously worked as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York and as a financial services consultant at KPMG East Africa, where he contributed to designing and deploying financial products for institutions across Africa.
Founder at NashYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Anthony went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Anthony can intro founders to Nash's investors below.
Experience
- NashFounder|CEOcurrent2021 — present
- Strathmore UniversityAdjunct Facultycurrent2018 — presentKenya
- Strathmore UniversityRecess2016 — 2018Kenya
- Strathmore UniversityFaculty2014 — 2016Nairobi
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Associate2017Greater New York City Area
- KPMGConsultant2014 — 2016
- Beacher & CompanyDirector, Co-founder2013 — 2016
- CIC Insurance CompanyActuarial Intern2013Kenya
Skills & more
Financial Risk99Enterprise Risk Management17Risk Management50Actuarial Science57Quantitative Finance5Investments29Economic Capital6Valuation51Embedded Value6Quantitative Analytics15Financial Modeling76Financial Services12
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InsuranceCorporate FinancePortfolio ManagementRisk AnalysisFinancial AdvisoryBankingCredit RiskAsset ManagementLanguages French · Swahili
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anthony Wagacha?
- Anthony Wagacha holds an MBA from Stanford and trained actuarial credentials. He previously worked as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York and as a financial services consultant at KPMG East Africa, where he contributed to designing and deploying financial products for institutions across Africa.
- Where does Anthony Wagacha work?
- Anthony Wagacha is Founder of Nash.
- What companies did Anthony Wagacha found?
- Anthony Wagacha founded Nash.
- Where did Anthony Wagacha go to school?
- Anthony Wagacha studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University School of Engineering (ICME); Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (Fellowship of the IFoA).
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