Resume

Experience

2018 - to date

BUSINESS MARKETING & OPTIMIZATION

Consultant

• Business Analysis / Reports • Systems Analysis • Work Flow Optimisation (Automation and Tools) • Marketing Analysis • Content Creation • Project Management • Finance • Research and Report Writing

2017 - 2018

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Finance Officer at Insecurity Insight

2015 - 2017

BANKING OPERATIONS

Head of Middle & Back Office and Credit / Securities Manager at Banque du Léman

• Drafting of Contracts (Credit facilities, Pledges of security, Foreign exchange)
• Correspondence (clients/counterparties) relating to financial transactionsy , credit facilities and pledges of securities
• Monitoring Middle/Back Office operations (account openings, payments, client correspondence)
• Execution of market orders, payments, reconciliation of transactions between counterparties and internal accounts
• Liaising with Treasury for Liquidity / Cash Management
• Risk Management and Internal Controlling

2007 - 2012

INVESTMENT & RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Analyst at Barclays Wealth

• Executing Market Orders (FX, Equity, Fixed Income, Derivatives)
• Arranging Credit Facilities (Margin Trading, Lombard, Mortgages, Project Finance)
• Preparing Investment Proposals & Performance Reports
• Financial Reporting (Budget, Revenues & Costs)
• Management & Training of Junior Analysts
• Managing Client Queries, Requests & Correspondence
• Client Due Diligence & Compliance Checks for Account Openings

Education

M.S. Finance and Financial Law
University of London - School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS)
Fall 2012 to Spring 2014

B.A. International Relations
Webster University
Fall 2000 to Spring 2002

B.A. Philosophy and Arabic
University of Geneva
Fall 2003 to Spring 2007

Publications

Financial Regulatory Reform to Mitigate Against Predatory Lending Practices in Africa - AFRONOMICS LAW

https://www.afronomicslaw.org/2020/09/26/financial-regulatory-reform-to-mitigate-against-predatory-lending-practices-in-africa/

Financial Regulation and the Myth of Free Market Efficiency - DATA DRIVEN INVESTOR

https://link.medium.com/2IXXlAY13gb

Investing in the Future - AGE OF AWARENESS

https://link.medium.com/ARro68113gb

Corruption in America - DATA DRIVEN INVESTOR

https://link.medium.com/vlrTiM413gb

The Cost of Health - THE START UP

https://link.medium.com/UzEOLo713gb

Languages

English

French

Arabic

Urdu / Hindi