Donald van Deventer

Donald van Deventer

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Donald R. van Deventer joined the Risk Research and Quantitative Solutions group at SAS…

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    SAS

    Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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    Chigasaki, Japan (1990-1997) and Honolulu, Hawaii (1997 to the present)

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    Cambridge, MA

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    Honolulu

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Education

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    Harvard University

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    Activities and Societies: Dr. van Deventer was elected to the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association Council in 2002. Also in 2002 he was named one of two appointed directors of the Harvard Alumni Association representing the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and served until 2009. Dr. van Deventer was named Chairman of the GSAS Alumni Council for the four academic years from 2012 through May 2016.

    Completed dissertation on "Optimal Commercial Bank Portfolio and Liquidity Policy" under the supervision of Professor John V. Lintner, Jr., Professor Benjamin M. Friedman, and Professor Irwin Tepper. Research assistant for former Secretary of Labor Prof. John Dunlop and legendary Harvard Business School Prof. Charles M. Williams.

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    Activities and Societies: Summa cum laude graduate, admitted to Phi Beta Kappa in junior year. Student manager for cross-country and track and field for 4 years.

Volunteer Experience

  • Organizer (2012) and Initial Block Captain (2012-March 2016)

    Diamond Head Neighborhood Watch

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    Organized, with the help of the Honolulu Police Department's Community Policing Team, the first-ever neighborhood watch group in the Diamond Head area of Honolulu. Grew the group, with neighborhood support, from 1 person to 110 members over 4 years. Transitioned Block Captain role to a very talented successor at the end of March, 2016.

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    Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Council

    - 18 years 7 months

    Education

    The Alumni Council of the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is a 40 member appointed body that represents the interests of the 35,000 graduates of the GSAS at Harvard.

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  • Japanese

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