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Independent contractor for finance, strategy, market research, performance management, planning, training and transformation. Worked with ADQ on investment strategy and on deal development advisory. Established a firm with ongoing contracting work and engagements with investors, government entities and businesses in investment management, m&a, corporate finance and strategic planning Trained multiple banks on wealth management and corporate finance. Trained and coached senior execs on business planning, strategy, economics and financial decision making. Trained teams on finance, risk management, negotiations, communications, storytelling and conducted train the trainer programs. Advised the ministry of investment of Saudi Arabia in attracting more investors aligned with 2030 through benchmarking best practices and delivered a 7 year strategy including the utilization of digital platforms and marketplaces for investors and related services. Advised the Ministry Of Human Resources in KSA to redesign the immigration process through benchmarking and creating a new strategy for digtial transformation and continuous process improvement

Leading investments, M&A, PE, VC and venture development at the multinational tech holdings group Focusing on investments into agriculture tech, SAAS, mobility and nascent technologies Led a join acceleration program with Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park

Advising government entity clients on investment lifecycle and strategic planning

Originating and executing deals, investing growth capital in companies Identifying and Evaluating Investment opportunities, Negotiation, Execution & Monitoring Heading the deals and valuations unit by developing relationships, managing deals, reviewing the due diligence and valuations in order to finalise M&A deals. Management of portfolio companies and finalizing business plan and strategy. Enhanced brand through PR and engagement with market players leading to 150% growth in deal flow Decreased deal assessment turnaround time by 50% through design of a new deal flow management process Reviewed over 150 financial models business, and valuations to finalise M&A deals and to manage portfolio companies Conducted over 40 due diligence, business plan reviews and market analysis as part of investment process Trained staff on deal sourcing/management and increased speed of deal review and decision process by 70%

Taught a semester on venture finance to final year BSc entrepreneurship students. Developed the curriculum for the subject.

• Working directly with the Chairman/CEO of an international family office as key member of investment committee  Leading the assessment, research, valuation, financial modelling, due diligence & communication of all deals globally  Reviewed over 200 deals and closed 8 deals encompassing a wide range of industries and types of deals  Covering capital markets, stocks, options, private equity, distressed assets, growth financing and real estate deals Enabled a deal for buying into a leading brokerage and trading company through acquisition of a listed company  Lead a deal to form an international JV with a leading business intelligence and analytics company to scale globally  Acquired 30% stake in a distressed tech company and turned around the company to achieve 50% market share  Developed plan and managed consultants for mixed used real estate project of over 500 million USD  Lead the complete acquisition of an internet business and advised on deal origination of a digital marketing company  Designed the strategy and implementation plan for new market entry for the family office for global positioning  Working on devising a global succession plan as wished by the Founder for the multibillion dollar family office  Analysis and planning for buying into a distressed listed bookstore company in the US for restructuring

Established a Partnership with a top accounting group member firm to establish transaction advisory service line and generate new business. Training and mentoring staff in corporate finance, financial modelling, valuations, research and M&A  Secured first mandate of over a million USD in fee in the first week and structured another deal in food sector  Delivered a business model/planning approach for integrating tech innovations for a healthcare client for financing  Developed business plan, M&A & corporate strategy for leading tech product company for fundraising and growth  Developed the strategy for a US company and its Pak based back office set for optimization and growth

• Advisor to CEO on private equity investment strategy, growth initiatives, JVs and strategic partnerships globally • Acquired 30% stake in a software company that provides standard solutions to islamic banks for pool management

• Headhunted to work as a leader for commercial advisory and strategy consulting • Lead the market & regulatory research to develop a financial model for valuation of an Islamic Bank • Lead the execution of commercial advisory and buy-side due diligence for a multibillion dollar project under CPEC • Supervised the completion of a 5 year business plan of an investment banking group • Provided key issue analysis and summary for initiation of a privatisation project • Developed methodology for investment management study for a government entity • Lead business development initiatives, including formation of consortium • Mentored and supervised analysts, assistants and interns on different tasks Due diligence, commercial advisory and financial modelling for M&A transactions. Mentoring and supervising Analysts, Assistant Analysts and Interns

Working as an Associate with Envestors to develop business opportunities in Pakistan in the angel and venture capital finance space.

Programme led by University College London

Advanced academic writing , Calculus, Chemistry 101, Drawing and Workshop Engineering, Intro to engineering and computing, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Physics 101, Statistical Analysis, Writing 102