Edzai C Zvobwo, Chief Genius of MathsGenius Leadership Institute, is the 2014 SADC Runner-up and 2014 South African winner of the Protocol on Gender and Development award for contribution to women empowerment in education and training and is a high achieving economic development author, mathematics teacher, motivational speaker, business analyst/IT project manager, game mathematician, leadership trainer and maths educational strategist with experience in:
- Software development operations in a mobile banking and payments environment (eWallets, switches, EMV, online and real-time payment processing, settlement and reconciliation).
- Modelling mathematics intervention and support programmes for under-performing schools.
- Social entrepreneurship.
- Monitoring and Evaluation of development projects.
- Calculating, verifying mathematical and statistical models and software for the gaming industry internationally.
- Teaching mathematics, mathematical literacy, physics and statistics at tertiary and high school level.
- Giving maths motivational talks and training programs for youth to reach their potential.
- Training educators and parents to recognize and unleash the genius in their learners and children.
- Presenting and teaching mathematics, problem-solving and leadership on radio and television
- Writing books for the youth to fulfill their destinies as shown in his books, “The Mathematical Genius in You”, “GirlChild Rise Up in STEM”, “Spreading Mathematical Happiness” and “Artisan, path to greatness”.
As revealed in his presentations world-wide, Edzai is a firm believer that Africa can be liberated if her people are mathematically literate and apply the problem solving thinking methodology to find solutions to social, political and economic problems that have long hounded the “Mother-Continent”. Good problem solvers will eradicate poverty in Africa.
To become a good problem solver, one needs to be mathematically trained to achieve this. In recognising his efforts in promoting girl child empowerment in STEM and leadership, the South African Business-Engage forum shortlisted MathsGenius Leadership Institute for the award for “Investment in Young Women” among Fortune 500 companies.
He possesses a BSc Honours in Applied Mathematics, UNICEF/IOCE Certificate in Emerging Practices in Development Evaluations, UNICEF/IOCE Certificate in Gender-Responsive Monitoring and Evaluation, Diploma in Business Analysis and Certificate in Data Analysis and Certificate in Creative Problem Solving.
Has a good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and the value of keeping projects on time and within budget and meeting client requirements. Has a great appreciation of methodologies of succeeding in the studying and applying mathematics in real world situations i.e. Simulation, forecasting, quantitative decision-making, optimisation, mathematical modelling, project management, random number generators etc.
He has a passion for mathematics; this is evidenced by his motivational works across schools in South Africa. He has participated in intervention programmes in the townships through workshops and camps assisting struggling learners. He called himself The Mathematical Evangelist on a Mindset TV program. Edzai has done a lot of work with SABC and their outreach programmes.10 000 copies of his book, The Mathematical Genius in you, were sponsored by SABC Education and distributed to rural schools where a dire need for mathematical excellence is. Other books by Edzai Zvobwo are Spreading Mathematical Happiness, GirlChild Rise Up in STEM and Artisanship, path to greatness.
A lot of MBA students from leading institutions of higher learning have benefited from his tutoring of research methods and statistics. His dream is to demystify mathematics and ensure that learners become good problem solvers.
Edzai Conilias Zvobwo 
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