<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/themba-shongwe.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Alum inspires societal change through finance and public policy leadership</title><author/><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>03/01/2024 09:34:42 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Themba Shongwe ’18 is a Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) associate whose diverse client base includes governments, banks, and public institutions.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/scope-magazine/notables/2024/images/Themba-Shongwe.jpg" alt="Themba Shongwe ’18"/></image_listing><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><caption/></item>