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Taddy Blecher

b. 1967

South African actuary, management consultant and educational entrepreneur

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Born 1967. Taddy Blecher is a South African university teacher, actuary and management consultant.

Taddy Blecher (born 1967) is a South African actuary, management consultant and educational entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of CIDA City Campus and was given the World Economic Forum's Global Leader for Tomorrow Award in 2002 and again in 2005.

Early life and education Blecher was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1967. At university he studied actuarial science and was given "several awards, including the Liberty Life Gold Medal for the top actuarial honours student in the country." Blecher "was voted consultant of the year three consecutive times at Monitor Company." which he co-founded with 250 students. and his former employer gave him use of an office. and successfully pursued donations from companies including JPMorgan and Dell computers as well as entrepreneurs Oprah Winfrey and Richard Branson. As the CIDA City campus' chief executive officer Blecher accepted a $1 million donation from the Skoll Foundation in 2007.

Blecher left CIDA "to start another free educational body, called the Maharishi Institute". In 2009 he co-founded "a 225-seat call centre and a large data-capture facility" called Invincible Outsourcing. A project designed to allow disadvantaged students to earn funds for education while they are still in school. and a co-founder of an innovation award program called InnovationTown and the Branson School of Entrepreneurship.

Personal life Blecher has been described as "a Harry Potter lookalike" with a passion for education. Blecher says he learned to meditate when he was 10 years old and practises yoga and meditation daily. In addition to providing the disadvantaged with educational opportunities Blecher wants to "help people find direction in their lives" and is "an advocate of Transcendental Meditation".

After overcoming a fear of public speaking he was described by The Star "as one of the top 100 people" in the news headlines and "An inspirational speaker whose incredible story made every major publication in South Africa."

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South African actuary, management consultant and educational entrepreneur

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Taddy Blecher was born in 1967 in Johannesburg.

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Taddy Blecher is a university teacher, actuary and management consultant.

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Taddy Blecher is South African.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Taddy Blecher

· Wikidata: Q16979840

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