Mr. Zaidi began his career with Credit Suisse in New York in their Restructuring and Distressed Finance Group. He then worked with Polygon Investment Partners, a US$15BN global alternative credit hedge fund, where he focused on principal investments in high yield and distressed assets across North America, Europe and Middle East / North Africa. Faraz then worked with Standard Chartered Principal Finance in Dubai, where he focused on distressed investments in MENA and Pakistan. Mr. Zaidi graduated from Rhodes College with a BA and received an MBA from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Mr. Zaidi is currently a non-executive director at Hi-Tech Lubricants.

Mr. Tariq began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department of Citigroup where he executed over US$2BN in corporate transactions in the financial services sector and advised distressed companies following the 2007 crisis on restructuring alternatives.
Saif then worked at Citadel Investment Group, a US$27BN global multi-strategy hedge fund, focusing on financial services.
Saif eventually led the Global Emerging Market Equities strategy at Pine River Capital Management, a US$15BN global multi-strategy hedge fund. In his time at Pine River, Saif also helped manage Pine River’s equity and debt investments in financial services and energy assets.
Saif graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in finance.
Mr. Tariq is currently a Director at 14th Gate Management

Mr. Liaqat began his career at PTCL in the Accounts and Finance Department.
He then worked as an Audit Lead at INTECH Process Automation Inc. in the Oil and Gas Sector. He managed the financial documents of the MNC.
Mr. Liaqat is also a member of the ACCA.

Mr. Jamil began his career at the Abhi Strategy Team working on feasibility and financial models as well as strategizing potential product launches.
He also has previous professional experience in the startup sector working with Swvl and Daraaz. Mr. Jamil graduated with a degree in Business Administration from IBA, Karachi.

Mr. Umar began his career as a Consultant at the Chief Minister’s Special Monitoring Unit Cell for the Punjab Government. He then worked at Contour Software as a Junior M&A Business Development Associate developing relationships with European VMS Companies for the Perseus Division of Constellation Software. Mr. Umar graduated with a Degree in Political Science from Georgia State University.

Ms. Nadeem began her career at Cheetay Logistics as a Business Analyst Intern conducting data analysis, statistical modelling and visualization. She is a driven BA with a keen eye for leveraging data insights to optimize strategies, improve profitability, and identify opportunities for growth. Ms. Nadeem graduated with a degree in Business Analytics from the Lahore School of Economics.