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Greater New York City Area

MSCI ESG Ratings provides institutional investors with a robust framework to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks in their fundamental research, portfolio construction, and risk management capabilitiesResponsible for research on industries including utilities, energy equipment & services, aerospace & defense, construction & engineering.

New York

118 Capital believes entrepreneurship can help solve today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Our mission is to identify, advise and invest in entrepreneurs whose goal is measurably improving social, economic and environmental conditions.Conducted due diligence of early and seed-stage startups in the healthcare and education industries

Karachi | Pakistan

Managed operations across Lahore and Karachi, and relationships with key donors. Initiated strategic partnerships to expand post-program career opportunities for teaching Fellows Worked with strategic partners to revamp curriculum for Pakistan's largest private vocational training school, AmanTech. Identified high-demand skills and the market absorption potential for semi-skilled workforce via market research. Benchmarked industry best-practices via a landscape analysis of leading technical training institutes across Pakistan. Developed a change management plan for curriculum revamp and revision

Karachi | Pakistan

Developed the organization's impact assessment initiative, successfully quantifying program’s impact to date in terms of improved learning outcomes in classrooms and institutional improvements Maintained and cultivated relationships with partner schools resulting in enhanced collaboration and resource sharing

New York | Lahore, Pakistan

Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that raises charitable donations to invest in early and seed-stage companies and entrepreneurs. The Global Fellows Program is a 12-month fellowship for individuals who have the business and operational expertise to effect long-term social change. The fellowship begins with an eight-week training program in the Acumen New York office, where Fellows learn about impact-driven business models, hone their leadership skills, and learn more about Acumen followed by a 9 month placement with an investee company. Worked with Pharmagen Water, an Acumen investee focused on water treatment and distribution in urban and peri-urban Lahore.

Muscat Governorate, Oman

Responsible for performance assessment and performance improvement of Private Equity portfolio, comprising of over 15 companies across industries including financial services, insurance, consumer goods and steel in Oman’s largest investment management firm. Part of team that managed a portfolio of USD 1 billion Performed sector-agnostic investment opportunity assessment at different stages (early, growth, pre-IPO, special situation) in the MENA, South Asia, EU and North America regions, including due diligence, market sizing, and valuation

Muscat Governorate, Oman

Pakistan

Buy side equity analysis focusing on the fertilizer, cement and textile sector stocks listed on Karachi Stock Exchange. Responsibilities included market research, financial modelling, report writing and valuation.

Pakistan

Equity Research

Master’S Degree, Public Administration - Environmental Science And Policy

Master of Public Administration - Environmental Science and Policy

Bsc, Mathematics, Economics