Qhelile Nyathi is a student actuary affiliated to the Actuarial Society of South Africa. She has experience in developing insurance solutions, having interned in disaster risk finance and insurance at the World Bank as well as at Zimnat Insurance in Zimbabwe. Passionate about Africa, finance, health and the environment, Ms Nyathi volunteered in ENACTUS-UKZN for 3 years and served as President in 2011. She currently volunteers in JCI City Zimbabwe, where she initiated a project that has planted over 1 160 trees and is working on establishing the first health and wellness park in Harare. Ms Nyathi holds a BSc in Actuarial Science from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. She also holds a Masters by Research in statistics and Masters in African Studies from the University of Oxford.