Rafi-uddin Shikoh is a growth strategy thought leader and execution specialist for government agencies, investors, and corporates. He is passionate about solving for limited global innovations coming from Islamic economies and is currently focused on driving the confluence of global innovations and prioritized global social impact needs. He is the Founder and CEO of DinarStandard™--a specialized growth strategy and execution advisory platform.Since 2008, Rafi-uddin has been building DinarStandard into a strong research and predictive analytics driven advisory platform serving multi-national corporates, government agencies, and investment firms from over 12 countries. He has built a small yet global execution team and proprietary global market intelligence on government innovation and Islamic/ethical economies. He has spoken at over 70 conferences worldwide while achieving over 1,500 global media mentions including The Economist, CNN, Fortune, and the BBC. Prior to DinarStandard, Rafi-uddin has had 15 years of marketing strategy, e-business strategy, and technology management experience with small to Fortune 500 ranked companies. He had been a Vice President with Marsh Inc, a global risk-brokerage firm, where he led and successfully delivered multi-million dollar knowledge management and marketing technology related initiatives. He had previously served as a Senior e-Business Consultant at a Boston based firm. In addition, he has also served as a Marketing Director for a communications training and sports media consulting company.Rafi-uddin has an MBA from UNC-Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, and a BSc. in Marketing from Southwest State University, Minnesota, USA.Specialties: Growth Strategy (innovation, investments, market expansion, content marketing, customer experience), Market Research, Analysis & Projections, Government Economic Growth/ Service Excellence Policies, Social Impact Strategy