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Rutendo Ruzvidzo

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Business Development, New Ventures at Southern Company
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

A strategy and business development professional, Rutendo Ruzvidzo focuses on driving growth and decarbonization at Southern Company. Her background includes consulting at BCG and venture investing at ArcTern Ventures. She is an alumna of the Kellogg School of Management and The College of Wooster, with a foundation in data analysis from the International Monetary Fund.

Originally from Zimbabwe, she is passionate about using business as a tool to drive development across the African continent. This is reflected in her support for aspiring young African MBAs and her interest in emerging markets. She aims to unlock the value of innovation to deliver tangible impact.

Unique fact: While at the International Monetary Fund, she pioneered new data tools and approaches for the organizations critical programs.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Business Development, New Ventures
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Energy Decarbonization
Her current role at Southern Company involves identifying new technologies and partnerships to drive growth and decarbonization, recently highlighting a collaboration with Singularity Energy.
African Development
Expresses a long-term goal of using business to drive development across Africa and actively supports aspiring young African MBA students.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Business Development, New Ventures
Southern Company
9-2020 - 4-2023
Investor
ArcTern Ventures
8-2018 - 9-2020
Consultant
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
6-2017 - 8-2017
Impact Strategy MBA Intern
Calvert Impact Capital
9-2013 - 6-2016
Research Analyst
International Monetary Fund
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The College of Wooster
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