Rudolph K Oates Jr

Senior financial strategist and executive advisor with 18+ years at the intersection of investment banking, international business strategy, and institutional leadership.

At Deutsche Bank (London & Frankfurt, 2008–2011), I was embedded within elite senior teams of Managing Directors and Senior Vice Presidents across Global Markets during the 2008 global financial crisis — serving as the front-to-back operational and stakeholder authority across three progressive roles: Operations Change Analyst, Business Relationship Manager, and Fixed Income Business Specialist. I led the Asset Services Change PMO for a £280M transformation portfolio, coordinated operations across 10 global offices on 4 continents, and was promoted to Associate within six months of joining.

As Managing Director of Opportunity Wealth Group (Paris, 2016–2022), I generated €400K+ in advisory revenue advising senior executives at Guerlain, Lagardère, Geodis, Engie, Cerba Healthcare Gestion, and AXA on international business strategy, intercultural management, and executive communication architecture — while managing €6M AUM across six countries.

I currently chair the Paris School of Entrepreneurship and Opportunity Initiative Association, and hold a faculty position at Université Paris Nanterre, where I have taught 12,000+ students across 10 Grandes Écoles and 2 public research universities over 12 years.

US citizen, EU long-term resident (Paris, since 2011). Available for mandates in Paris, London, and remotely for US-EU engagements. All mandates invoiced through Paris School of Entrepreneurship (SAS, SIRET active) — immediate procurement compliance for enterprise clients.

I work best on: cross-border strategy and international business development — change and transformation in financial services or multinational environments — senior executive advisory and leadership architecture — interim strategic finance and governance roles.