University of Cape Town
Business (Finance and Economics)

Emma is a 21 year old post-graduate student undertaking Business Honours in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management at the University of Cape Town and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst level I) this year. She completed an Economics and Finance under-graduate degree in 2008, and has a qualification in Performance and Communications. Her passion belongs to entrepreneurship, development and upliftment in South Africa.

During secondary school she launched the Out Reach Program, an organization that undertakes various projects from the mentoring and tutoring of orphans, food drives, cultural and musical events for retirement centres and homeless children, volunteering at DARG Animal Rescue Centre, and numerous successful fund-raising events. She is currently forming a NPO venture in Cape Town which is aimed at educating previously disadvantaged adults in the informal settlement of Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay. It is aimed at adults who seek basic business skills.