About
I work at the intersection of Private Capital & Social Innovations, supporting & investing in MENA Founders at Zeytoon Ventures, serving on the Board of two nonprofits supporting tech-driven positive impact solutions, and helping support humanitarian innovations & interventions. My dream is to help Social enterprises become sustainable & investment ready, and would love to chat if this is an area of interest.
Experience
Venture Partner
Present
Supporting resilient MENA Founders, starting with Palestinian innovators in Healthcare, Fintech & Energy.
Member of the Management Board
Present
The World Summit Awards are a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation to improve society. Combining an ongoing series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups, social entrepreneurs, mentors, jurors, speakers, experts, government leaders, academia and civil society, WSA is an international platform for cutting edge examples of how ICTs can impact society in a positive way. With over 15 years of international experience, WSA is a quality seal for digital content with societal impact in over 180 participating countries.
Country Expert - Social Impact
Present
Agha has been selected as the Country Expert Pakistan by WSA for 'Digital Innovations for Social Impact' category and is part of the International Jury for WSA.
Advisory Board Member
Present
Serving on the Advisory Board - Asia, of World Technology Partners. The World Technology Partners' goal is to promote technology throughout the world through development of informational, programming and educational resources. Our efforts are not envisioned to copy other organizations but to develop new strategies to highlight the increasing research, collaboration and opportunities throughout the world for future generations. Within the role I will be working alongside other Advisory Board Members to support graduate students from underserved regions, emerging and frontier markets with micro grants to pursue Research & Development focused on bringing positive Social Impact in their communities and the world.
Commercial Sales Enablement Coordinator
- Joined & supported building the inaugural Sales Enablement function at Octus. - Enhanced enablement programs and tracking metrics and analytics for improving onboarding, driving commercial efficiency, and ensuring revenue generation team has necessary tools & training for success. - Managed company’s intranet to ensure data consistency and accuracy across the board. Leading internal Commercial communications and updates via Quarterly and Weekly newsletters. - Built a certification tracker enabling management to measure impact & effectiveness of trainings.
Customer Support Specialist
- Joined & supported building the inaugural Customer Support function at Octus. - Led high-touch Client Service initiatives and Sales Enablement programs, improving operational compliance and user experience across key accounts. - Collaborated cross-functionally with Account Managers and Customer Success teams to implement standardized compliance processes, reducing risk and enhancing service delivery. - Developed data-driven insights to optimize customer service operations, improving adoption of compliance-driven frameworks.
Ifada Vc Fellow
Mission Allies
Supported Ashoka ASPIRe Accelerator to provide Strategic Business mentorship to Impact driven innovative solutions in ASPIRe Cohort 2.
Senior Specialist, Research Network
S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Led strategic programs to drive multi-million-dollar ACV growth, enhancing global compliance and adoption rates of equity research solutions. - Managed compliance adherence strategies across Private Equity (PE) & Non-Financial Corporates (NFC), ensuring alignment with industry standards. - Spearheaded new business strategy (NBS) opportunities, trained global teams, and acted as interim Assistant Manager, driving operational efficiencies.
Senior Associate
S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Founding member of local chapter of S&P Global Employee Resource Group – APEX, Asian Professionals for Excellence to run site wide training and professional development activities. - Provided high-touch client service to improve user experience, and integrate Capital IQ products such as the Platform, Excel Plug-in, and Screening tool by through support and troubleshooting as needed. - Liaised with Internal and external teams to resolve data and technical issues, and providing solutions to stakeholders. Documented client concerns and connected with relevant teams to ensure better QA.
Venture Investor in Training (Vit)
Nuwa Capital · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8 week intense hands-on apprenticeship to work as an Investor in Training under Nuwa Capital Team. Responsibilities included building Investment Thesis, Financial Projects & models, review founder pitches, discovering new pipeline opportunities, and helping us build sector focused insights.
2020 Future Vc Remote Participant
The 7-Week Masterclass Summer Programme was delivered by UK's leading VCs (incl. Diversity VC, Accel, Balderton Capital, Notion Capital and Techstars etc.) designed to develop participant's understanding of the VC landscape, establish their network and share valuable insights through a peer-to-peer community.
Education
Bahria University
Master of Science - MS, Project Management
University of the Punjab
Master's degree, Political Science
Future VC
2020 Future VC Remote Program, Venture Capital
University of the Punjab
Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science
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