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Krishna Parshotam

Election Year: 2016

Election Constituency: Zimbabwe

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Zimbabwe & Green Templeton 2016

Krishna Parshotam

Biography

Krishna completed his Bachelors with First Class Honours and was awarded with the Dean's Honour award. Krishna is passionate about entrepreneurship and is particularly interested in the role technology can play in improving society. This has led him to co-found multiple tech startups aimed at poverty eradication and employment creation. Presently he is focused on Vigil On Demand, a startup ushering on demand services to Africa. Krishna is currently working as a consultant for a leading national software firm developing mobile banking and business decision systems. Krishna spends his free time reading and also donates his time to impactful software projects. In the long term, Krishna intends to aid in the sustainable development of Zimbabwe by creating opportunities for Zimbabweans.