dennis.chao@duke.edu
No
Yes
Yes
No meetings were held in February.
No
On March 1st, President Brodhead outlined Duke's Response to Economic Downturn.
Investment Responsibility Advisory Committee
This committee considers Duke's policy on socially responsible investing and hears requests for divestment. Its charge includes monitoring trends and activities in investment responsibility that have an impact on educational institutional investors, conducting research, updating Duke's files on companies and providing analysis as requested, and making recommendations to the President on how to vote proxies when the committee believes proxies should be voted outside the standard protocol of "economic interest",whether to sponsor shareholder resolutions, whether to correspond with the management of corporations in which the University holds an identifiable equity position, when to divest, and any new issues. Meets on call.
GPSC selects one representative to this committee.
dao7@duke.edu
No
No
No
No meeting was held by the Investment Responsibility Advisory Committee in November or December 2008.
No
No meeting was held.
None.
None.
Investment Responsibility Advisory Committee
University Judicial Board
Duke University Alumni Board
dao7@duke.edu
Graduate School
Public Policy
1
No
Duke University has proven to be a university with an exceptional community: a strong sense of commitment, an identification to the university's values and spirit, an athmosphere of collaboration and support. I've been enthusiastic to join the community and immediately felt part of it. I have rarely encountered such dedication to excellence, and such a tremendous effort to address the individualized needs of its students, faculty and staff. As such, I feel a strong desire to give back to the university in serving on a committee where I could make best use of my past experiences. I believe that by doing so, I can support the university in its efforts to constantly reach for higher standards, but also to keep that very special commitment to the members of its community alive.
I have been a very active alumni of my undergraduate institution, the University of Monaco, serving as mentor in the university's mentorship society and as guest lecturer on topics regarding careers in the financial industry. Since leaving the university, I have also been placing several of the university's students in internship positions in investment banking.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2010: Duke University (North Carolina, United States)
Candidate for the Master of Public Policy, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
- Merit-based Scholarship
- Teaching/Research Assistantship
2001 – 2005: International University of Monaco (Principality of Monaco)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Graduation with Honors, Cum Laude
- ’MFT Award’ for the highest undergraduate score on the Major Field Test in 2005
- Placed on the ‘Dean’s Honor List’ in Spring 2005
- Thesis: “Shareholder Value in Hostile Takeovers”, Awarded A- (“Excellent”)
- Semester abroad at Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 – 2008 (28 months): AXA Private Equity, Investment Analyst (Frankfurt, Germany)
Leading Global Private Equity fund with $25 billion assets under management
Financial investor: acquisition and administration of companies
- Project management: supervision and coordination of transaction partners
- Assessment of investment opportunities with recommendations to senior management
- Financial engineering: valuation and structuring of several transactions.
- Managed autonomously implementation of two management participation plans ($20 million)
- Sole responsibility for the closing of the SF-Chem acquisition ($300 million transaction value)
- Buy and build strategies: analyzed and assessed several potential add-on acquisitions
- Portfolio management: coordinated three capital increases; responsible for day-to-day relations with management; participated in supervisory boards and steering committees
Completed five successful transactions with close to $1.5 billion of combined transaction value
Received partnership interest in the funds managed by AXA Private Equity after only 18 months within the company
2003 – 2004 (18 months): Traffic Jam LLC, Co-Founder/Entrepreneur (Nice, France)
Small New Venture: 1st Bike messenger company in Southern France
Founding of a company from scratch with operations running successfully after three months and profitable after six months
- New venture: conception of business plan, feasibility studies, and resource planning
- Start-up of operations: registration of company, marketing and public relations, legl
- Day-to-day management of small-scale operations
- The company was broadcasted on three national TV channels
LANGUAGES: English (fluent), German (native), French (native), Spanish (elementary)
VOLUNTEERING: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mentor (2008); University of Monaco, Guest Lecturer (2008); IUM Mentorship Society, Mentor (2007-08); StartSocial Foundation, Juror (2007-08); United Nations Pathways, Participant (2004); Monegasque Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Translator (2003)
