Books
Articles
“Why Crowdfunding Appeals to the Middle East” (with Jason W. Best). McKinsey on Society, December 2013.
“Leading in the Gulf: Making Sense of Business Leadership in Dubai and Beyond.” Interview with the Wharton Leadership Digest, January 2008.
Presentations
- Program on International Financial Systems, Gulf Seminar Series on Sustainable Finance, Guest Lecturer on “Finance and the Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for Gulf States in the 21st Century,” June 20, 2023.
- Quartz Network, Connect CFO Summit, “Private Equity: What CFOs Need to Know,” March 20, 2023, https://vimeo.com/792731298/894fe9450d.
- Asia School of Business, “Values as a Source of Competitive Advantage,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 28, 2022.
- INCEIF University, “ESG and SDG Finance – What Does Islamic Finance Have to Offer?” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 29, 2022.
- INCEIF University, roundtable discussion on “The Future of Finance,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 29, 2022.
- Columbia Business School, roundtable discussion on “The Future of Finance,” June 1, 2022.
- Columbia Business School, Center on Global Brand Leadership, BRITE Conference, moderator of panel on “Sustainability Through Market Transformation,” April 20, 2022.
- Columbia University, Richman Center, panel on “ESG Investing Career Paths,” New York, NY, November 16, 2021.
- Centre of Islamic Economics and Finance, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, keynote address at “International Conference of Islamic Finance 2021 – Sustainability & the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Implications for Islamic Finance and Economy in Post Pandemic Era,” April 4-6, 2021.
- Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and Securities Commission Malaysia, Eleventh Annual Roundtable on Islamic Finance, webinar on “Repurposing Islamic Finance for Longer Term Opportunities,” October 15-16, 2020.
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, presentation to Corporate Finance class on “The Private Equity Investment Process: A Primer,” Philadelphia, PA, October 15, 2020.
- Columbia University, Richman Center, Public Lecture Series 2020-2021, webinar on “Private Equity Diversity and Inclusion,” October 13, 2020.
- Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, “Development Finance in Faith-Informed Contexts: Examples from Islamic Finance,” New York, NY, March 3, 2020.
- Columbia University, Richman Center, panel on “Public Aspects of Private Equity,” New York, NY, November 19, 2019.
- Columbia University, Richman Center, panel on “Business, Investing, and Geopolitics in the Middle East,” New York, NY, November 13, 2018.
- Columbia University, Richman Center, panel on “ESG Investing and Pubic Funds,” New York, NY, November 7, 2018.
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Islamic finance overview and case on Khazanah Nasional Berhad’s Sukuk Ihsan, Philadelphia, PA, November 16, 2017.
- Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and Securities Commission Malaysia, Eighth Annual Roundtable on Islamic Finance, respondent on “Risk Sharing: Myth or Reality?” Oxford, UK, March 25, 2017.
- Columbia Business School, guest speaker at course on economic growth in the UAE, New York, NY, February 21, 2017.
- Princeton University, Paragon Leadership Program, guest instructor on “Leadership in the Academy,” Princeton, NJ, September 16, 2016.
- London School of Economics, annual Public Lecture on Islamic Finance, “Revitalizing Islamic and Social Finance: Rising to Current Humanitarian and Development Challenges,” London, UK, February 11, 2016.
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, guest lecture on Islamic finance, “Value and Values,” Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 2015.
- University of Chicago, Summer Teachers Institute, “The Gulf Region of the Middle East and Its Relevance to Global Business,” Chicago, IL, June 22-24, 2009.
- Harvard Business School, “Islamic Finance Ethics and Industry Overview,” Boston, MA, March 17, 2009.
- Harvard Law School, Islamic Finance Program, “The Relevance of Islamic Finance Principles to the Global Financial Crisis,” Cambridge, MA, March 16, 2009.
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business, “The GCC and the Current Crisis: The ‘Real’ Imperative,” Chicago, IL, March 4, 2009.
- George Washington University School of Business, “The GCC and the Current Crisis: The ‘Real’ Imperative,” Washington DC, January 30, 2009.
- Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, “The Gulf Region and its Growing Role in Global Business,” Cambridge, MA, October 29, 2008.
- New York University, “Dubai & Co: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States,” New York, NY, October 15, 2008.
- Columbia Business School, First Annual Middle East and North Africa Conference, “Islamic Finance: Overview and Global Relevance,” New York, NY, March 28, 2008.
- George Washington University School of Business, “Introducing the Gulf: Opportunities and Challenges,” Washington DC, December 2007.
- Harvard Business School, Middle East and North Africa Weekend, “The Commercial Impact of Islamic Finance,” Boston, MA, December 1, 2007.
- Harvard Law School, Islamic Finance Program, “Financing the Poor: Towards an Islamic Microfinance,” Cambridge, MA, April 11, 2007.