Muhammad Jamal Akbar

Muhammad Jamal Akbar Investment Analyst A data-driven fin-tech enthusiast with a get-it-done, high-quality work spirit, and a passion for factbased decision making with over 1 year of experience in Investment Analysis, Financial Journalism, Team Building, Stakeholder Management, and Product Planning. - WORK EXPERIENCE Head of Investment Intelligence AnalyzeMarkets Ltd - 04/2020 - Present, Karachi, Pakistan SKILLS Financial Analysis Financial Planning Microsoft Office Achievements/Tasks Leading a team of investment analysts with the primary objective to develop specialized resources equipped with the knowledge and skills to analyze global capital markets contributing 90% of the organization's content for Q3FY20. Preparing and monitoring granular level KPIs for optimizing performance and providing incentive-based environment to achieve overall goals and targets. Developing frameworks and SOPs to streamline end-to-end product development including idea creation, content structure, and data sources. Investment Analyst AnalyzeMarkets Ltd 01/2020 - Present, Critical Thinking Data Processing Achievements/Tasks Providing in-depth analyses through extensive research for private equity firms, venture capital funds, and consulting & advisory firms contributing more than 50% of the organization's content. Leadership Covering more than 1,200 transactions including mergers and acquisitions, real estate, venture capital, fundraising, and IPOs, among others across Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Africa. Team Building Analyzing financial transactions from diverse industries from consumer staples & discretionary, industrials, financials, energy, health care, IT, communication and real estate among others. Research Research Assistant - Internship Center for Business & Economic Research 06/2017 - 08/2017, LANGUAGES English Full Professional Proficiency Urdu Achievements/Tasks Collected and analyzed cross-sectional data for macro-economic indicators from global data banks to assist with the analyses of the book "The Economy of Modern Sindh". Examining public gazettes and publications on public finance, health, and agriculture from governmental institutions and multilateral organizations. Full Professional Proficiency EDUCATION INTERESTS Travelling Reading BS Accounting & Finance Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 08/2014 - 06/2018, Sports CERTIFICATES CFA Level 2 Candidate CFA Institute Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst Certification (In-Progress) Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)