About
Hamse Warfa is the Chief Executive Officer of World Savvy and a former U.S. presidential appointee who served as a Senior Adviser at the U.S. State Department. He previously served as Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development at Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development, co-founded the economic identity software company BanQu Inc., and founded Tayo Consulting Group. Warfa holds a master's degree in organizational management and leadership from Springfield College and a bachelor's degree in political science from San Diego University, and has authored two books, "The Transformational Leader" and "America Here I Come."
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Co-founders at BanQu
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Ashish GadnisExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- World SavvyChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — present
- BanQu IncCo-Founder, Executive Vice Presidentcurrent2016 — presentGreater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- John Hopkins UniversityVisiting Fellow2023 — 2024
- U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor2022 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentDeputy Commissioner2019 — 2022Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Tayo Consulting Group (LLC)Founder & Principal2015 — 2019Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Margaret A. Cargill PhilanthropiesSenior Program Officer2012 — 2015
- Alliance Healthcare FoundationSenior Program Officer2008 — 2012
- Horn of AFrica Community in North AmericaAssociate Executive Director2001 — 2008
Skills & more
Conflict Resolution16Public Speaking13Motivational Speaking7Capacity Building5Leadership8Strategy3Published AuthorFacilitation1Strategic PlanningManagementGuest LecturingResearch Support1
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GovernmentStrategic PartnershipsCrisis ManagementGrantsProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationNonprofitsPeacebuildingPhilanthropyCommunity OutreachLeadership DevelopmentProgram ManagementLanguages English · Somali
- Conflict Analysis - Advanced graduate certificate — U.S. Institute of Peace
- Micro-computer professionals certificate — San Diego City College
- Computer Information Systems — San Diego City College
- Intercultural Competence — INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY, LLC (IDI, LLC)
- Preventing World Deadly Conflicts — United Latino Students Association
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hamse Warfa?
- Hamse Warfa is the Chief Executive Officer of World Savvy and a former U.S. presidential appointee who served as a Senior Adviser at the U.S. State Department. He previously served as Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development at Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development, co-founded the economic identity software company BanQu Inc., and founded Tayo Consulting Group. Warfa holds a master's degree in organizational management and leadership from Springfield College and a bachelor's degree in political science from San Diego University, and has authored two books, "The Transformational Leader" and "America Here I Come."
- Where does Hamse Warfa work?
- Hamse Warfa is Founder of BanQu.
- What companies did Hamse Warfa found?
- Hamse Warfa founded BanQu.
- Where did Hamse Warfa go to school?
- Hamse Warfa studied at Harvard Business School Executive Education (Executive Education); Hamline University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Administration); Springfiled College (Master of Science (M.S.), Organizational Management and Leadership).
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