As Founder, I wear multiple hats– Defining business strategies and execution – Creating new growth opportunities & strategic alliances across the globe– Guiding product development & continuous improvement– Managing P&L – Providing leadership to the team and work with them to accomplish goals As the Practice Lead – Investment Research Aranca, i was responsible for – Defining business growth strategies and execution – Creating new growth opportunities through development of new products/services or entry into new markets– Practice P&L with focus on enhancing profit margins– Delivering operational leadership - leading the delivery teams in achieving their goals about quality and operational excellence– Institutionalizing best practices in employee engagement and training program – Supporting organization’s marketing initiatives; writing thought leadership papers and representing the company in various media platformsKey Achievements:– Part of the management team at Aranca – Awarded and appreciated several times by the founders for exemplary contribution to growth of the organization– Personally trained 700+ analysts on core research capabilities, including identification of value drivers, financial projections, valuation methodologies and effective story-boarding etc.– Worked with various start-ups globally to help them refine their business plan and run financial feasibility– Published two books as lead author – 1) Saudi Arabia: The Making of a Trillion Dollar Economy and 2) Saudi Arabia: Emergence Of An Innovation Kingdom. – Quoted several times in Indian and global media Key Skills– Effective communicator with exceptional leadership skills– Extensive experience across cross-functional research domains – equity and credit markets, investment banking, business strategies, market assessment & business feasibility – Strong knowledge of finance, macro and business drivers and valuation methodologies