Deika Morrison

Current

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Mdk Advisory and Consulting Ltd.

Past

Chief Research Officer at Jamaica National Building Society
Senior Manager Business Processing at Jamaica National Building Society
Minister of State at Ministry of Finance, Government of Jamaica

Senator at Houses of Parliament, Government of Jamaica
Chairman/Chief Adjudicator at Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission
Director and Chairman of the IT and Y2K Sub-committees at Union Bank of Jamaica Ltd
Coordinator - Special Projects and Private Sector Development at National Water Commission
Environmental Scientist at South Florida Water Management District

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Education

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania

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Connections

184 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

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Deika Morrison’s Summary

Deika Morrison’s Specialties:

research, financial analysis, strategic planning and development. business development, privatization, government liaison, grant writing

Deika Morrison’s Experience

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Mdk Advisory and Consulting Ltd.

(Management Consulting industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Chief Research Officer

Jamaica National Building Society

(Public Company; Financial Services industry)

May 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Senior Manager Business Processing

Jamaica National Building Society

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

September 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Minister of State

Ministry of Finance, Government of Jamaica

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

October 2002 — April 2006 (3 years 7 months)

Deputy Minister of Finance with responsibility for 1) improving government relations with the private sector 2) economic matters related to the Caribbean Singe Market and Economy (CSME) 3) informal economy/tax administration
Senator

Houses of Parliament, Government of Jamaica

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

October 2002 — April 2006 (3 years 7 months)

As a member of the upper house, a Senator has the final review and vote for legislation just before it is passed to the Governor-General for assent
Chairman/Chief Adjudicator

Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

May 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 5 months)

This is a quasi-judicial body charged with the responsibility for the implementation of the provisions of the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act,1999. Actionable dumping and subsidies as defined by the WTO is the purview of the ADASC.
Director and Chairman of the IT and Y2K Sub-committees

Union Bank of Jamaica Ltd

(Financial Services industry)

April 1999 — March 2001 (2 years )

Union Bank of Jamaica was a holding company for failed financial institutions that were restructured for privatization. Union Bank of Jamaica was successfully privatized in March 2001
Coordinator - Special Projects and Private Sector Development

National Water Commission

(Government Agency; Utilities industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )

Responsible for initiating, planning and executing public private sector partnerships for the provision of water and wastewater services
Environmental Scientist

South Florida Water Management District

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

1994 — 1995 (1 year )

Deika Morrison’s Education

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

MBA , 2007 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

Note: I started the Wharton MBA in the full time program in 2001.

In 2002, I was asked by the Government of Jamaica to serve as a Senator and Deputy Finance Minister so I took a Leave of Absence from The Wharton School.

I returned to The Wharton School in May 2007 to complete the second year through the Executive MBA Program
Harvard University

SM , Engineering Science , 1997 — 1998
University of Pennsylvania

BAS , Environmental Systems , 1990 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Hexagon Senior Society, Caribbean American Students Association
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

BSc , Finance , 1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Deika Morrison’s Websites:

Deika Morrison’s Interests:

photography, golf, reading, music, traveling

Deika Morrison’s Groups:

University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Jamaica (President)
United Way - Women's Leadership Initiative (Vice Chair and Chair of Grant Planning)
Rotary Club of Kingston
85 Broads

Wharton Executive MBA Alumni
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton Women In Business
Consultants Network
Harvard University Alumni
IFPO_info - A Group of Freelance Photographers
Wharton School Alumni
University of Pennsylvania Alumni
Wharton School MBA & PhD Alumni
Knowledge @ Wharton Readers
UPenn Global Alumni Network
Adobe Photoshop Group
Linking Nikon ® D-SLR Camera Users
Alumni of the Ivy League
Future Trends
Official Rotary International Group
Campion College Alumni Association International
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