December 2020 – Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Finance @ Effat University, Saudi Arabia
Job responsibilities included conducting lectures, individualized academic advising, development and review of program curricula, supervision of student internships and dissertations, academic research and development of relationships with community
Courses TaughtUndergraduate Courses Postgraduate Courses- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Real Estate Finance
- Analysis & Management of Conventional Derivatives
- Fundamentals of Islamic Finance
- Islamic Financial Instruments Management: Cash Flow Analysis
- Portfolio of Islamic Financial Instruments
October 2019 – August 2020Independent Consultant
MMR Consultancy, Sri Lanka
Provided expertise and consultancy in specialized services for select Sri Lankan and Saudi Arabian clients – industry & market research, Islamic economics and Islamic finance.
October 2015 – October 2019Economic & Sustainable Development Consultant
Z Consulting Group Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Provided expertise in specialized services – industry & market research, inclusive wealth guidelines, public policy evaluations, Islamic economics and Islamic finance.
September 2010 – August 2015
Lecturer, Department of Finance @ Effat University, Saudi Arabia
Job responsibilities included conducting lectures, individualized academic advising, development and review of program curricula, supervision of student internships and dissertations, and development of relationships with community. Also heavily involved in documentation for NCAAA and AACSB accreditation exercises.
- Coordinated the Finance department in the NCAAA accreditation exercise in 2014.
- Nominated for Best Faculty award for the 2011/2012 academic year
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Courses
- Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Policy
- Financial Statements Analysis
- Risk Management
- International Finance
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
Postgraduate Courses
- Fundamentals of Islamic Finance
- Islamic Financial Instruments Management Fundamentals of Conventional Markets
- Portfolio of Islamic Financial Instruments
- Financial Econometrics (Linear Regression Analysis)
- International Business and Economics
- Advanced Academic Research Skills
- Research Methodology