Board of Directors

Robert was born in Kampala, Uganda. In 1982 he and his family moved to Sweden, and immigrated to the United States in 1984. Robert received a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Brigham Young University and his juris doctorate from the University Of Washington School Of Law.
 
While still in law school, Robert was selected as an intern with the Office of the United States Trade Representative.  There he was exposed to a wide range of issues related to U.S.-Africa trade relations including the implementation of the landmark African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).  Upon graduation from law school, Robert was a recipient of the prestigious Bonderman Fellowship.  As a Bonderman Fellow, Robert spent five months traveling throughout Eastern and Southern Africa researching successful examples of U.S.-Africa trade relations.
 
Robert firmly believes that innovation and trade in goods and services is the only viable strategy for Africa’s economic and social development.  Robert combined his love for Africa and his belief in the transformative power of technology to establish a company that provides employment opportunities, as well as a platform for economic empowerment.

Richard has years of experience in the Commercial Insurance Industry. He has specialized in Marine Underwriting and Claims Management. He proudly volunteers with the Marine Insurance Association of Seattle, which raises scholarship funds for students of the industry. Richard has been recognized as a leader in Business Planning by the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Richard has a masters of business administration (MBA) from Golden Gate University and a bachelor of science (BS) in economics from Central Washington University.

As an entrepreneur and business enthusiast, Richard quickly embraced the vision for business process outsourcing in Africa. His expertise in new business start-ups and funding serves Zundati through operating principles, pricing structure advisory, and fiscal policy development.

Richard joined Zundati in 2005 and oversees all operations in Uganda.

Richard was born in Uganda and obtained a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from Makerere University. He has extensive experience designing and developing financial, information management and archival systems, and software architecture and development.

Past projects have been for the Parliament of Uganda (design and automation of financial transactions and procedures), and Uganda National Roads Authority (customization of a project reporting and document handling system which resulted in a 90% reduction in paperwork).

Mr. Rutega joined Zundati's Board of Directors in 2009.  He is based in Kampala where he currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE).  He is also Vice President of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda and sits on a number of Boards. 

Prior to USE, Mr. Rutega was a licensed investment advisor and held key positions with the American Express Advisory Service Group and the Bank of Uganda.  Mr. Rutega has an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the Marriot School of Management, Brigham Young University, and a BS in Accounting and Finance from USIU - Alliant International University.