Guest Profile: Aamir Rehman

URL: http://www.rehmaninstitute.com/

Aamir A. Rehman, formerly Global Head of Strategy for HSBC Amanah, is an expert in international corporate strategy. He has extensive experience in strategy development for multinational corporations and the Middle East/GCC region. At HSBC Amanah, Mr. Rehman was responsible for strategy development and implementation across global markets, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the broader Gulf. HSBC is one of the world’s largest banks, and HSBC Amanah serves over 300,000 customers worldwide. Prior to joining HSBC, Mr. Rehman was a strategy consultant to Fortune 500 and other leading businesses since 1999. He has worked with the Boston Consulting Group and with the Monitor Group.

Mr. Rehman has written several articles on business strategy in the Middle East, including a piece entitled “Dubai, Inc.” for Harvard Business School (HBS) publication. His management commentary has been featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, on National Public Radio and in the Wharton Leadership Digest. He is also an author of a 2008 piece in the Harvard Business Review. Mr. Rehman serves on the advisory panel of Dinar Standard and has contributed to that publication. He and a group of colleagues are currently founding an investment holding company focused specifically on principal investments in the Gulf States, Asia and other emerging markets.

Mr. Rehman holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College. He is a native of Staten Island, New York, and lives in New York City.