HeadStart Fellowship
Obafemi A.'s work experience begins with their current role at Opendoor as Strategy & Finance. Obafemi previously founded and served as CEO of HeadStart Fellowship, where they empowered diverse students to achieve their career goals and received backing from various prominent organizations. Obafemi then worked in Growth Equity roles at both General Atlantic and Norwest Venture Partners. Before that, they had a brief stint in Equity Research at Putnam Investments and served as a Global Markets Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, they worked in Strategic Finance at Uber and in Research & Growth at Forkast.News. Obafemi also had experience in Marketing & Growth at BlockchainsForSchools and began their career as a Business Intern at Shell.
Obafemi A. began their education at Taylor High School, where they obtained their High School Diploma from 2016 to 2020. Obafemi then pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance at the Texas McCombs School of Business from 2020 to 2024. In 2023, they participated in an exchange term at Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Additionally, Obafemi has obtained several certifications, including the Chainalysis Cryptocurrency Fundamentals Certification from Chainalysis Inc. in 2022, the Finance Accelerator certificate from Recalc Academy in 2021, the Finance Foundations certificate from LinkedIn in 2021, and the CFA Investment Foundations Certificate from CFA Institute in 2021.
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HeadStart Fellowship
The HeadStart Fellowship is a mentorship program designed to give high achieving college students a “head start” on their professional and personal development. The program will give students exposure to professional opportunities and guidance within the technology, finance & consulting fields. Our mission is to be a platform to allow fellows to discover what they would like to do professionally and serve as a launchpad for them to achieve their professional goals through mentorship and community. Throughout our programming, fellows get exposure to industries and firms within our three core verticals and many opportunities to hear from senior leaders across the business world. Fellows have gone on to achieve great successes by landing roles at firms such as Amazon, Apple, Bain, Blackstone, Centerview, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Salesforce, and Uber! To learn more, please check out our website! https://headstartfellowship.com/