Thandiwe Petersen

Overview

Partner at Harborview Partners, backing B2B SaaS companies. Sit on 7 boards. Before that: Naspers and KPMG. Most at home with venture capital and go-to-market. Plant-based cook and baker.

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Experience

1. Partner

   May 2022 - Present
   Harborview Partners · 4 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
   • Wrote the go-to-market service that now handles 33 million requests a day.
   • Brought on-call pages for growth down from 13 a week to 3.
2. Engagement Manager

   Jul 2019 - May 2022
   Naspers · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
   • Delivered 17 engagements across 9 countries.
3. Consultant

   Jan 2017 - Jul 2019
   KPMG · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
   • Delivered 27 engagements across 3 countries.
   • Designed the operating model for a 6 thousand-person transformation.
4. Senior Consultant

   Aug 2014 - Jan 2017
   Kuda · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
   • Ran commercial diligence on 27 deals.
   • Designed the operating model for a 17 thousand-person transformation.
5. Associate Partner

   Mar 2011 - Aug 2014
   Dangote Group · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Cape Town, South Africa
   • Led the migration of 29 services to venture capital.

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Education

1. Ashesi University

   BSc, Computer Science
   1997 - 2001