Prof. Dr. Omar Masood
Leading advisor and trainer in area of economy, privatization process, financial risk management, Islamic banking to countries, financial institutions as well as academic institutions.
Prof. Dr.Omar Masood is Founder and CEO of OM Group of Companies, which is a highly diversified global business which owns of number of top performing entities mainly dealing in areas of finance, metals extraction & processing, oil & gas, international trading of commodities as well as human resource and education services. These multidimensional businesses are spread across the globe with annual turnover of three billon US$. The group has significance presence and registered offices in London, Malaysia, Dubai and Pakistan.
He is an internationally renowned educationist and private equity expert. Prof. Masood has over 20 years experience of teaching, consultancy, administrative roles in some of the leading universities and financial institutions in the world. He is former Director of the Centre of Islamic Banking and Finance at the Royal Docks Business School, University of East London, United Kingdom. He has worked as financial advisor in areas of risk and private equity to institutions like HSBC and Goldman Sachs. He has also advised leading technology companies like Intel and Microsoft. Dr. Masood belongs to one of the most well- known business families in Pakistan called “Nishat Group” with his uncle Mian Mohammed Mansha, being the leading industrialist. Nishat Group owns MCB-Second largest bank, Adamjee Insurance, the largest insurance company, including interests in cement, textiles, power, mining, retail, hospitality, mining Sectors. Dr. Masood and his family are the single largest employer in Pakistan. Prof. Masood, is the author of ten books with leading publishers; three of them have been “International Best Selling” including “Truth about the Global Financial Crisis” and “Multiplying Money through Financial Management”.
