Strategic Consultant at CB Richard Ellis Middle East
United Arab Emirates
Strategic Consultant at CB Richard Ellis Middle East
United Arab Emirates
Negotiating legal and corporate structures for SME in the GCC and North Africa region; corporate governance; compliance; strategy for domestic and international geographic and operation expansion
7 years Emerging Markets experience: publicly traded equities, private equity acquisition, private equity portfolio management, in-house strategic consultant
Emerging Markets
(Public Company; CBG; Real Estate industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Head of Legal, Compliance, and Strategy for CB Richard Ellis Middle East Region which comprises of CB Richard Ellis (Abu Dhabi) LLC, CB Richard Ellis (Dubai), and CB Richard Ellis Middle East Limited. Based in 3 offices but serving the GCC and North Africa region.
(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2007 — September 2008 (1 year)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; FIG US; Financial Services industry)
July 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 9 months)
• Filtered and reported price action and news flow of a $300mn GEM portfolio to Managing Director
• Researched time sensitive requests which were used in portfolio strategy sessions
• Worked closely with Traders and Analysts to ensure proper trade and P&L reconciliation of portfolio that included long/short equities, foreign exchange, options, fixed income, and exotic debt products
• First line of defense for IPO pipeline information between investment bank syndicate desks and GEM Analyst Team
• Transcribed weekly macro strategy sessions which were sent to Partners and Managing Directors
• Designed weekly country profile sheets given to Partners and Managing Directors
• Managed professional and personal diary of GEM Portfolio Manager
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
October 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 6 months)
• Distributed daily P&L performance reports to Managing Directors
• Resolved security settlements discrepancies with multiple counterparties and administrators
• Programmed VBA macros to calculate monthly P&L performance reports for 20 clients
• Selected to work on legal and financial matters of fund liquidation
• Researched various geo-political topics for Analysts and Managing Directors
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
October 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 8 months)
• Created thematic map templates published in 2001 State of New York City Housing and Neighborhoods and subsequent editions
• Assisted Research Scholar on subsidized housing proposal presented to the Mayor
2000 — 2004
Sri Lanka Care Foundation, Secretary February 2005- Present • One of the founding members of poverty relief NGO for Sri Lankan Tsunami devastated communities • Point person for financial and legal operations with working budget of over $250,000 Travel March 2007- June 2007 • Independent travel to India, Dubai, and Nepal (trekked to Everest Base Camp) Triathlon March 2006- Present • Competed in Danskin Sprint Triathlon (0.5mi swim, 12mi bike, 3.1mi run) • Training for longer triathlon competitions