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Peter Burgess

DAVID SOLOMON 1stAccount HolderOpenLink Network DAVID SOLOMON Chairman at SAUREYAH - Nation Building Initiative London, United KingdomExecutive Office Current SAUREYAH - Nation Building Initiative, OUR ORPHANS Previous ELLA Foundation inspiring charity leadership, South Sudan Development - Coalition of Partners, Citi Education University of Warwick 292 connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Relationship Contact Info Connected 1 hour ago Background Summary * SAUREYAH is leading an initiative of bold partners built around a vision. * Uniting a Nation Building initiative around a vision to transform regions in East Africa. * We have turned a very important cause into an immensely profitable impact investment opportunity. In short, a region with tens of billions of dollars of mineral resources, but no clean water or food for their people. * Together our initiative can unlock the wealth to empower the people and investors, shifting the paradigm in Africa. * Nation Building is the single largest gap in the World Market today. * Our vision is built on three pillars: “To Empower – To Liberate – To Produce”. * Last November President Museveni of Uganda met with our delegation and recognised our plans by giving us 500,000 acres of fertile land and with the Chief Elder valuable concessions for gold, marble, limestone, rare earth, agriculture and oil. * We have an exclusive partnership with the Chief Elder of a tribe spanning 24,000km with a population of 3.5mm at the APEX of four East African countries. * A winning model for impact investment – scalable, high returns, high impact, mitigates risk, endless deal flow. * Our initiative is seeking bold partners with a long term vision to unlock a nation's wealth as a legacy for generations. * This is Nation Building. This is the new frontier. Experience CHAIRMAN & CO-FOUNDER SAUREYAH - Nation Building Initiative May 2005 – Present (8 years 10 months)London – Juba – Los Angeles – Lausanne – Hong Kong – Tel Aviv – New York  The birth of a new nation is a rare opportunity. It is even rarer to become an integral partner to build a nation. We are a Citizen’s Nation Building initiative united by a purpose and vision built on three pillars: ‘To Empower – To Liberate – To Produce’  To empower the nation village by village, tribe by tribe, unlocking the wealth of the nation, strengthening strategic sovereign alliances, whilst creating high returns and high social impact.  Saureyah is focused on a unique impact investment model to build sustainable villages which partner with local resources, a scalable model which unlocks the wealth of the nation for the people.  Saureyah has developed a comprehensive nation-building plan to unlock the value in Kush. Through our villages we partner with local tribes to develop high impact, profitable, revenue-generating opportunities in agriculture, real estate, resources, oil and infrastructure in JVs with the private sector and Govt.  Our coalition plans to strengthen Kush into becoming the ‘Bread Basket of Africa’ – a fertile land “where no single crop ever failed to grow”, to produce the finest premium agricultural commodities allowing them to gain fair market value and compete in the world market.  Our coalition provides partners with a diversified pipeline of robust investments; deal flow with high returns and high social impact.  Our scalable model mitigates risk, enhancing the risk reward ratio through interdependent players who benefit along an optimised value chain that creates for equitable revenue sharing among them.  We have the investment expertise, local presence, and close relationships with the upper echelons of the Kush government necessary to navigate what is a challenging investment and operational environment.  The Saureyah mgmt. team contains decades of experience in Nation Building and is constantly seeking good people to join this immense initiative with benefits to all involved. CO-CHAIRMAN & CO-FOUNDER OUR ORPHANS May 2003 – Present (10 years 10 months)South Sudan - India - Ghana - Sierra Leone - Thailand - London - Israel... -Nation Building is the only solution for a country crippled by war with 1.7 million orphans. SAUREYAH works with ‘Our Orphans’ to build self-sustaining agricultural community villages in Kush that are empowered to care for their children as their own. To Nurture – To Educate – To Care. -Our Orphans was established in 1998, built brick by brick upon the principles of empowerment, non-compromise and sustainability. For the past ten years we have been developing a sustainable model to solve hunger and poverty in East Africa. -Our planet’s orphans are globally our collective responsibility – they are ‘Our Orphans’ -The genocide in Darfur has left a vile stain on humanity, there is a weight of shame that no one did anything about it. Darfur must never happen again! -In recent years the vulnerable children of South Sudan have fallen prey to torture, murder and rape, due to the ongoing conflict between the Muslim north and Christian south, as well as vicious predators such as the warlord Joseph Kony. -Despite immense natural resources, it remains one of the poorest countries with an average daily income of less than $3. -The civil war and Darfur has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, displaced millions, and left countless children orphaned, traumatised, poverty-stricken, and abandoned. The fact is that wherever we have the greatest need we have the deepest potential vulnerability. -Building the stability of a nation means empowering the youth as leaders for future generations. -Our orphans seeks to end the cycle of dependency in every way. -Building a sustainable solution to poverty, hunger and deprivation means creating a proven agricultural model which empowers the local community with the resources for a perpetual food source; providing both income and sustenance. -We are inviting governments, corporations and charities to join the nation building coalition to provide a long term sustainable solution for orphans, hunger and poverty once and for all. Member ELLA Foundation inspiring charity leadership December 2011 – December 2013 (2 years 1 month)London, United Kingdom The inspiring foundation supporting CEO's of charities The Ella Foundation has been created to inspire more leaders in the not for profit sector to be effective and successful. This is done by using the tried and tested processes and resources that have successfully enabled over 2000 businesses to achieve amazing results over the last 16 years led by Brian Chernett, the Founder of The Academy for Chief Executives Limited. Learn how to make every pound raised go further for the benefit of the people and causes you support. Consultant and Project Developer South Sudan Development - Coalition of Partners July 2005 – December 2011 (6 years 6 months)London - Dallas - South Sudan Consultant and project developer on a voluntary basis for five years to support the humanitarian development of the new nation of South Sudan. -Initiated mobilising a consortium of partners to provide a solution that can: empower the stability of the nation, potentially save millions of lives, and become the bread basket of Africa. After years of planning & research to gather all the necessary ingredients of the project it is now being fulfilled in 2012 with the SAURÉYAH and OUR ORPHANS projects. -Our long term goals were to develop sustainable partnerships between South Sudan & Israel, to translate Israel’s experience in overcoming major environmental & developmental challenges in agriculture, water management, rural and sustainable development. To build self-sustaining agricultural projects which empower the stability of a nation and provide for orphans. CitiEuropean Fixed Income Business Management Citi May 1999 – August 2003 (4 years 4 months)London, United Kingdom Project managed Fixed Income Business Mgmt reporting for sales/trading revenues and performance mgmt. -Fixed Income, Hedge Funds, Emerging Markets, Credit, Government, Corporate, Institutional and High Yield, and prospective client and product targeting -Re-oriented the sales/reporting structure from client/geographical to product-defined focus to help leverage and restructure the client base more effectively. -Focused and prioritised a team handling Euro FI Sales & Trading reporting/initiatives, harmonisation of global client base, and project development. -Maintained the firm’s Fixed Income sales credit model via trades Expected Value. -Creative reporting facilitated analysis of key business ventures, production, sales and trading compensation, budgeting, and in depth client activity and distribution. From Salomon Bros to Citigroup: European Fixed Income Business Mgmt Salomon Brothers - Investment Bank May 1999 – August 2003 (4 years 4 months)London - 111 Buckingham Palace Road Project managed Fixed Income Business Mgmt reporting for sales/trading revenues and performance mgmt. -Fixed Income, Hedge Funds, Emerging Markets, Credit, Government, Corporate, Institutional and High Yield, and prospective client and product targeting -Re-oriented the sales/reporting structure from client/geographical to product-defined focus to help leverage and restructure the client base more effectively. -Focused and prioritised a team handling Euro FI Sales & Trading reporting/initiatives, harmonisation of global client base, and project development. -Maintained the firm’s Fixed Income sales credit model via trades Expected Value. -Creative reporting facilitated analysis of key business ventures, production, sales and trading compensation, budgeting, and in depth client activity and distribution. Financial Analyst Greenwich Capital Markets November 1998 – May 1999 (7 months) BBC WorldwideFinance Department BBC Worldwide 1997 – 1997 (less than a year)London Languages English Native or bilingual proficiency Hebrew Native or bilingual proficiency Skills & Endorsements Top Skills 15Business Development 14New Business Development 11Management 11Leadership 11Investments 9Contract Negotiation 9Mergers & Acquisitions 9Emerging Markets 9Strategy 8Negotiation DAVID also knows about... 8Film Production 7Management Consulting 5Mergers 5Finance 5Strategic Partnerships 5International Business 4Venture Capital 4Hedge Funds 3Media Production 3Charity 3Strategic Planning 3Entrepreneurship 3Project Management 3Start-ups 2Author See 24+ Education University of Warwick University of Warwick Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics & International Studies 1995 – 1998 Carmel College A-Levels, Economics, Applied Mathematics & Advanced Mathematics 1988 – 1995 Additional Info Personal Details Birthday May 19, 1977 Advice for Contacting DAVID Email david@saureyah.com Recommendations Given (2) Peter, would you like to recommend DAVID? Recommend DAVID Tamara Maya Lakomy Tamara Maya Lakomy Chairwoman & Co-Founder When our Nation Building Initiative was invited to Uganda by the President and First Lady to speak, Tamara's speech on women's empowerment and education inspired everyone - she became an advisor to the First Lady and the next day our delegation was given the President's private helicopter to see the Nation. We co-founded Saureyah together, and at every turn she has proven that wisdom is a greater measure than age. You are an inspiration to all who know you. Thank you. February 8, 2014, DAVID worked directly with Tamara Maya at Saureyah Foundation - Nation Building Initiative David Goodman David Goodman Director David has a deep source of wisdom and understanding of what it takes to become a true leader, his guidance has furthered my own personal development and is so readily embraced due to his trustworthy nature. Most of all, thank you for being a believer and supporter of our vision. 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