Shams Karim
FounderFounder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Nirvana Solutions
Austin, Texas, United States
FoundedNirvana Solutions
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Shams Karim is the Founder and CEO of Nirvana Solutions, a company in the fintech sector. He has previously founded other ventures and holds an MBA in Financial Mathematics from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Nirvana Solutions
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Experience
- Nirvana SolutionsFounder & CEOcurrent2006 — presentManhattan, New York
- Advanced Financial ApplicationsFounder2000 — 2006
- Morgan StanleyVP1990 — 2000New York, San Francisco and Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shams Karim?
- Shams Karim is the Founder and CEO of Nirvana Solutions, a company in the fintech sector. He has previously founded other ventures and holds an MBA in Financial Mathematics from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
- Where does Shams Karim work?
- Shams Karim is Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nirvana Solutions.
- What companies did Shams Karim found?
- Shams Karim founded Nirvana Solutions.
- Where did Shams Karim go to school?
- Shams Karim studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Financial Mathematics); National University of Singapore (Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business & Finance).
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