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About
A principal at Pivot Investment Partners, described as a CEO-level financial services operating executive with extensive experience running and investing in financial services businesses globally.
Experience
- Pivot Investment PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentNew York, NY (Jan 2014 - May 2023) + Houston, TX (May 2023 - Present)
- Industrial Promotion Services (IPS)Non Executive Directorcurrent2026 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- Jubilee InsuranceNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — presentNairobi, Kenya
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class of '28)current2023 — presentUnited States
- Tribeca Early Stage PartnersPartnercurrent2014 — presentNew York, NY
- Deutsche BankMD & Head, Global Transaction Banking (GTB) for Americas2011 — 2013New York, NY
- Deutsche BankMD & Head of Global Equity Services (GES)2001 — 2013New York, NY and London, UK
- Deutsche BankMD & Global Head of Client Management - Corporate Trust (CTAS)1999 — 2001New York, NY
- Bankers Trust CompanyVP/Director/MD - Head, Asian Business Development - Corporate Trust (CTAS)/Global Inst'l Svcs (GIS)1994 — 1999Mumbai, India - reporting to Hong Kong and London, UK
- Bankers Trust CompanyVP - Global Securities Lending1990 — 1994New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bankers Trust CompanyManagement Consulting Group1986 — 1990New York, NY
- CiticorpSummer Intern, North American Investment Banking (NAIB)1985New York, NY
- Tata Consultancy ServicesAssociate1983 — 1984Mumbai, India
Skills & more
Bloomberg3Management40Equities99Capital Markets99Investment Banking99Derivatives27Fixed Income84Corporate Finance64Financial Modeling21Banking25FX Options11Private Equity13
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Portfolio ManagementValuationHedge FundsFinancial AnalysisStructured ProductsSecuritiesRisk ManagementSecurities MarketTransactional BankingFinancial MarketsLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi
- CFA — CFA Institute
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Colleagues at Pivot Investment Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akbar Poonawala?
- A principal at Pivot Investment Partners, described as a CEO-level financial services operating executive with extensive experience running and investing in financial services businesses globally.
- Where does Akbar Poonawala work?
- Akbar Poonawala is CFA at Pivot Investment Partners.
- Where did Akbar Poonawala go to school?
- Akbar Poonawala studied at CFA Institute (CFA, Chartered Financial Analyst); NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Finance); Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (MBA, Marketing).
Same school
Also attended NYU Stern School of Business691
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Also attended Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies15
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Shared employers
Also worked at Jubilee Insurance2
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows406
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Deutsche Bank880
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Also worked at Citicorp1,229
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