Founder & Chairman, Wahed Invest Inc, UK
27 May 2024
3.45 pm
TRACK 3 – GREEN TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
MR. JUNAID WAHEDNA is the Founder and Chairman of Wahed, the world’s first Global Islamic
Robo-advisor with the aim of democratizing halal investing.
• Junaid has a MSc in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
from Columbia University in New York
• While at Columbia, he served as the Managing Editor of The
Columbia Financial Review
• Junaid is the holder of the Chartered Alternative Investment
Analyst (CAIA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Prior to Wahed Invest, Junaid gained an intimate understanding of
global Islamic Financial markets while working for a multinational Merchant Banking firm on Wall Street, New York
• He has also been a speaker at leading international conferences on Islamic Finance