Our Vision and Mission
Our vision is to promote a financial system that is fair and ethical. Our mission is to achieve significant profits for our clients while donating a portion of our fees to charitable causes.
Our Vision and Mission
Our vision is to promote a financial system that is fair and ethical. Our mission is to achieve significant profits for our clients while donating a portion of our fees to charitable causes.
Meet our Team
OMAR BASSAL, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
- Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Shukr Investments
- Prior to Shukr, served as head of asset management for a multi-billion dollar family office in Saudi Arabia and one of the largest investment banks in the Middle East
- Previous to his experience in the Middle East, Mr. Bassal was a portfolio manager at an SEC-registered investment adviser in the United States
- Current Investment Committee Member of Wahed Invest and Fund Board Director at Albilad Capital and Saudi Blominvest
- Holds an MBA with honors in finance, management, and statistics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania
- Graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Economics, also from the Wharton School.
- Author of “Swing Trading for Dummies” and appeared on Real Vision television
- Made first investment in public equities in 1994
OMAR BASSAL, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
MANPREET SINGH, CFA
Director
- Chief Investment Officer for Singh Capital Partners (SCP)
- Cofounded technology start-up TalkLocal with VC fund Active Venture Capital investor
- Helped grow institutional asset manager Profit Investment Management from $20 million in AUM to $2 billion
- Raised capital and invested in leading tech companies prior to IPOs
- MBA from Wharton School of Business, B.S. from University of Maryland
MANPREET SINGH, CFA
Director
DR. AAMIR A. REHMAN, ED.D.
Director
- Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a doctor of education (Ed.D.) degree from Columbia University
- Senior Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Consultant to the World Bank Group’s Finance and Markets Global Practice
- A partner at Princeton Stone House Capital, a strategic investment office focused on health care and financial services
- Former managing director at Fajr Capital, a pioneering private equity firm investing in the GCC and ASEAN regions. Between 2009 and 2016, Fajr Capital successfully deployed over $700 million in Shariah-compliant investments
- Author of the books Dubai & Co.: Global Strategies for Doing Business in the Gulf States (McGraw-Hill, 2007) and Gulf Capital & Islamic Finance: The Rise of the New Global Players (McGraw-Hill, 2009)
DR. AAMIR A. REHMAN, ED.D.
Director
VASANTH MOHAN, PHD
Investment Professional
- Equity Research Professional at Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray, and leading buyside firms
- Raised capital and provided strategy advice for startups in the Bay Area
- Senior Scientist and Technologist at Honeywell, Applied Materials, etc.
- Two Patents in semiconductors; 12+ publications in peer-reviewed journals
- MBA from University of California at Berkeley, PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
VASANTH MOHAN, PHD
Investment Professional
MOHAMED RAFEEQ, CMA, CFA
Chief Financial Officer
- Headed Finance function of Abu Dhabi Capital Group, a multi-billion dollar investment holding company
- Member of Executive Management Committee, Abu Dhabi Capital Group
- Headed finance function of Al Khaja Holding, a conglomerate in the UAE
- Served as Associate Professor in Faculty of Commerce, University of Calicut, India
- Holds Masters Degree in Finance from University of Calicut, India
MOHAMED RAFEEQ, CMA, CFA
Chief Financial Officer
SARAH BASSAL, MBA
Director of Business Development
- MBA with honors from The Thunderbird School of Global Management; B.S. from University Of Tennessee
- Consultant for Grameen Foundation—helped identify investment ready projects which have impact on women, the poor, and financial inclusion
- Conducted research for daily news packages which aired on CNN Financial News and Headline News
- Assisted newly arrived refugees for Florida Refugee Assistance Committee (FRAC)
- Holds active Real Estate license
SARAH BASSAL, MBA
Director of Business Development
VAHAJ AHMED
Investment Professional
- Equity Research Professional at Tellimer, Exotix Capital and sell-side firms
- Participated in various investment banking transactions across Frontier and Small Emerging Markets worth cUS$900mn
- BSc (Hons) in Investment & Financial Risk Management from Cass Business School (City, University of London)