Sophie Tendai Chandauka MBE is a Zimbabwe-born corporate finance lawyer, entrepreneur and Head of Americas Risk Management and Intelligence at Meta.
12 Facts About Sophie Chandauka
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Previously, Chandauka was Global COO of Shared Services and Banking Operations at Morgan Stanley based in New York and prior to this, she was CAO of the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley in EMEA, based in London.
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Sophie Chandauka began her career as a corporate finance lawyer and Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie in London.
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On returning to LSSU, Sophie Chandauka was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree with highest academic distinction and was selected as the commencement speaker for LSSU's graduating class of the year 2000.
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Sophie Chandauka was invited to return to her alma mater, LSSU, to address the Class of 2011 at commencement proceedings in April 2011.
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Since qualification, Sophie Chandauka has worked on a number of high-profile transactions, including the attempted hostile takeover of the London Stock Exchange Group by the Macquarie Group; the acquisition of The Body Shop by L'Oreal; Nike, Inc.
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In 2007, Sophie Chandauka was shortlisted as a finalist for the British Legal Awards "Young Solicitor of the Year".
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Also in that year, Sophie Chandauka was selected as one of Management Today's "35 Women Under 35" businesswomen to watch and was featured on the cover of the July 2008 issue of the magazine with four other women.
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Sophie Chandauka has been featured as one of the top 100 most influential Black Britons on the Power List 2014,2015 and 2016.
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Sophie Chandauka has featured as one of the top 100 most influential ethnic minority business leaders in the Britain in the Financial Times and Sunday Times.
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In 2014, Sophie Chandauka co-founded and was appointed as the chair of the judging panel of the Black British Business Awards, which were endorsed by former prime minister David Cameron and former secretary of state for business Sir Vince Cable as the only premium awards programme of its kind in Britain.
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In 2016, Sophie Chandauka was appointed as a member of the board of trustees of Protimos, an organisation of development lawyers who provide access to law and legal education for impoverished and marginalised communities in resource rich emerging economies.