Svenja Tegtmeier
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Svenja has built multiple successful, venture capital-backed startups after her career as an economic consultant and advisor on the European Commission and United Nations programs. She is an expert in restructuring, analyzing problems, and taking action on efficient, strategic solutions. Svenja is excited about freelancing because it allows getting to the root cause quickly and solving problems fast.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Case Studies
Industry Expertise
Other Expertise
Work Experience
CEO
SAIZ
- Built the startup from scratch and raised seven figures from the industry's angel investors and venture capital funding.
- Grew the company to over seven team members and over 200% of MoM sales growth.
- Developed the best tool in the market with new proprietary AI models and solutions to solve some of the fashion industry's most complex supply chain problems.
Founder
saenguin
- Grew the company's sales to a five-digit figure monthly. Built up our sales channels and partnerships with third parties.
- Expanded the team to eight members, creating an incredibly ambitious, driven, and inclusive company culture.
- Built a brand with extremely high customer loyalty and customer basket value. Contributed to an elaborated and effective sustainability strategy with our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions studies.
Senior Consultant
EY-Parthenon
- Led the data analytics team to calculate the economic impact of German multinational companies on human rights, reporting directly to the federal government. The analysis was the primary ground for the policy change and approval.
- Identified inefficiencies in the rollout of a €40 million project for broadband expansion supported by the EU Commission. The new digital strategy exceeded the original timeline by identifying the roadblocks for municipalities in multiple countries.
- Restructured an automotive supplier from bankruptcy to net positive by revising costs and identifying three new revenue streams.
Economic Consultant
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
- Built the strategy for a global policy rollout for private sector engagement in natural disaster prevention.
- Published results, raised funding for a project, and proposed the methodology for achieving supply chain resilience in disaster-prone areas.
- Supervised the global rollout of the project and managed private and public stakeholders.
Graduate Research Assistant
Copenhagen Business School
- Spearheaded the data research team in analyzing foreign subsidiaries, ownership structures, and foreign direct investment (FDI) impact on the development of rural areas.
- Completed the data analysis and visualization of all Danish foreign subsidiaries and their impact on local employment.
- Submitted a research paper to international reviewers, got published, and presented the article to the Global Management Academy.
Quantitative Analyst
Call Levels
- Optimized hedging models and quantitative strategies for asset management and forex markets using R Studio.
- Analyzed different hedging strategies for Singapore, Korea, China, and Indonesia.
- Built a strategy to connect with financial institutions around Southeast Asia.
Education
Master's Degree in Economics and Public Policy
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - London, UK
Master's Degree in Economics and Development Studies
Copenhagen Business School - Copenhagen, Denmark
Bachelor's Degree in Economics
Idaho State University - Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Certifications
Full-stack Web Developer
LeWagon, Paris
Skills
Finance
Data Analysis, Due Diligence, Foreign Exchange (FX) Hedging, Debt Restructuring, Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), Fundraising
Output Software
Microsoft PowerPoint, Jira
Industry Expertise
Sustainability, Fashion, Software, Financial Markets
Data & Analysis Software
Financial Data, Tableau
Other
Data Science, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Entrepreneurship, Big Data, Pitch, Data Visualization, Research, Strategy Consulting, Software Design, Business Model Canvas, Strategy, Market Sizing, Econometrics, Public Policy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data, Business Models, Financials, Restructuring, Team Restructuring, Business to Business (B2B), Supply Chain, Fashion & Beauty, Economic Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Full-stack, Web Development, Growth, Business
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