Dr. Blessing Mudavanhu

Dr Mudavanhu has over 15 years’ experience in the regional and international financial services markets and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in risk management. He holds a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Washington (USA) and a Masters in Financial Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (USA).

Upon completion of his studies, Dr Mudavanhu joined American International Group (AIG) in New York as a Senior Risk Analytics Associate. Following his time at AIG, Dr Mudavanhu joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch as Director in Global Risk Management encompassing New York City, London, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.

In 2009 Dr Mudavanhu joined African Banking Corporation as Group Chief Risk Officer and served as Acting Group Chief Executive Officer for 2 years. BancABC had operations in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and a minority interest in a large Nigerian Bank. He left African Banking Corporation in January 2017 to set up Dura Capital LLC where he is the Founder and Director.