Summary
Pieter Van Rensburg is an actuarial manager and technologist with 8 years’ experience building scalable valuation, IFRS17 and analytics systems across insurers and startups. He combines dual expertise in actuarial science and computer science to deliver GPU-accelerated cashflow models, cloud-native data platforms, and automated financial reporting that improve speed, auditability and decision quality. As co‑founder of Data Symphony he helped architect a containerised, big‑data actuarial platform and led technical teams, while at Old Mutual and others he drove IFRS17 systemisation and consolidation across regions. Pieter blends hands‑on engineering (Python, distributed processing, SQL) with strategic thinking—using frameworks like SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces—to align product, governance and growth. Based in Centurion, he’s passionate about modern tooling and AI to transform actuarial workflows and routinely bridges technical delivery with commercial impact.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Business Science (B.BusSci) (Hons Equivalent), Actuarial Science with an additional major in Computer Science, 73.66%, Bachelor of Business Science (B.BusSci) (Hons Equivalent), Actuarial Science with an additional major in Computer Science, 73.66% at University of Cape Town
87%, 87% at St Alban's College
Bachelor of Science Honours, Computer Science, 87.38%, Bachelor of Science Honours, Computer Science, 87.38% at University of Pretoria
Afrikaans, English, French, German, Dutch