Weldon Rice
Oklahoma City, OK, United States0
Connections | Partnerships | Global Impact | Faith
Business development and partnership leader with an MBA and experience in fintech, ETF distribution, and international university partnerships. Currently leads international student services at the University of Central Oklahoma.
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Well Done Wealth
Personal writing project on faithful investing
A writing project on how investment decisions connect with personal values, stewardship, and long-term impact. Draws on experience in ETFs and financial-services communication to make investing easier to follow for general readers.
Experience
Director of International Student Services
University of Central Oklahoma (UCO)Aug 2024 — Present · Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
Runs international student services within the Office of Global Affairs, covering admissions, scholarships, SEVIS processes, and compliance. Serves as PDSO and coordinated UCO's response to major DHS regulatory changes. Also builds enrollment forecasts and works on CRM workflow automation with IT.
Qraft Technologies
Aug 2021 — Aug 2024 · 3 yrs
Head of AI ETFs
Dec 2023 — Aug 2024 · Seoul, South Korea
Led distribution and partnership work for U.S.-listed AI-driven ETFs (QRFT, AMOM, LQAI) and model portfolios. Helped grow combined ETF assets from about $17 million to more than $35 million. Presented at WealthTech Combine and the Founder's Arena Conference.
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Aug 2021 — Nov 2023 · Seoul, South Korea
Handled advisor outreach, product education, and sales and marketing for AI-driven ETFs and model portfolios across U.S. and Asian markets. Secured an early U.S. RIA advisory client and directly closed a strategy relationship.
Manager, Korea Office / Assistant Regional Director, Asia Pacific
University of Central Oklahoma (UCO)Oct 2012 — Jul 2021 · Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea
Managed a portfolio of 14 Korean university partners generating more than $1 million in annual revenue, and personally onboarded 7 of them. Helped keep Korea among UCO's top three international student source countries for seven consecutive years. Developed a second-bachelor's pathway with UCO's Forensic Science department for Hoseo University.
Education
SKK GSB Sungkyunkwan University
Master of Business Administration - MBA in Finance
Jan 2018 — Jan 2020
Activities and societies: Foreign Affairs Liason for Alumni Leadership Team
University of Central Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Mass Communications-Interpersonal Communications
Jan 2007 — Jan 2011
Minor in Leadership
Credentials
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Honor or award
Certificate of Global Competency
Centre for Global Competency at the University of Central Oklahoma
Issued Jan 2011
The Centre for Global Competency provides a unique opportunity for UCO students to earn a certificate, issued by the university that confirms that the individual has participated in the necessary activities to become a globally competent person.
The Global Competency Certification entails different components to ensure exposure to international experiences. The components are as follows:
- Academic Achievement
- Global Experience.
- Capstone Project.
http://www.uco.edu/student-affairs/cgc/certification/index.asp
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Honor or award
Founding Father
Beta Upsilon Chi
Issued Jan 2011
I helped create the Chapter of Beta Upsilon Chi on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma. I was named as a founding father and served as the Chaplain during application process.
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Honor or award
President's Leadership Council
President Rodger Webb
Issued Aug 2007
I was selected to be part of a 25 student leadership council selected by the President. There were around 500 high school students who applied for the four year council spot and scholarship.
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Course
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Social Media Content CreationRegulatory ComplianceImmigration PolicyCustomer ServiceBusiness Process ImprovementFinancial PlanningBudgetingDecision-MakingProblem SolvingManagementMedia ExposureDistribution StrategiesInvestment AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsLead QualificationMarket Research