Leadership

Faisal is a certified portfolio and wealth manager with some 18 years’ diverse experience; as a trader, as a dealer, as senior executive manager of KFIC Asset Management, controlling large equity funds. Faisal firmly believes diversity and portfolio efficiency – as part of an assertive, educated, evidence-based approach without being passive - are key to successful asset management, and he places great emphasis on achieving solid results for clients through this strategy.

A Chartered Financial Analyst, Nawaf managed billions of dollars as Head of American Equities at Kuwait Investment Authority. His broad experience of global portfolios - spanning 20 years - allows him to adopt a disciplined approach to portfolio construction; aiming for steady, realistic returns. Nawaf considers calculated, scientific decisions, asset diversification and cost consciousness work together to form a comprehensive, holistic approach to successful asset management, and that building a sustainable relationship with clients is fundamental to achieving best results.

A CIPM Designation holder with a Masters in Finance, Mathews worked at Kuwait Financial Centre 'MARKAZ' as Vice President in Core support of Middle-to-Back Office. His experience encompasses 23+ years in the Asset Management Industry; Mathews supports the Invesense team as CFO and Risk Analyst, acting as the backbone to the Firm by providing regular risk analysis reporting, tracking markets and current affairs, alongside compiling finance reports and accounts.

CFA level 2 candidate Ahmed is a Kuwait Investment Authority graduate and a former Morgan Stanley intern. With global experience and extensive regional knowledge, Ahmed’s diverse exposure to many types of asset classes and investment portfolios allow him to help clients build significant, stable wealth, using an educated, calculated approach that will deliver solidly impressive results. Ahmed firmly believes Invesense succeeds because of its team; the diverse experience, the vast pool of knowledge, the shared sense of responsibility towards its valued clients.

Investment analyst Ibrahim is a Kuwait Investment Authority graduate and a former intern of the Kuwait Investment Office in London. His experience encompasses multi-asset programmes - bonds, equities, derivatives - and global portfolios including the US, Canada and the Middle East region. Ibrahim’s approach to wealth management is controlled, steady and measured, yet assertive; he believes desired results can be achieved simply and reliably through using education, science and proven strategies.

With over 16 years industry experience, Tahira has a demonstrated history in business development in EMEA. She has a rich background in working with Middle Eastern central banks, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and government related entities. Prior to Invesense, Tahira served at Dimensional Fund Advisors where she developed and managed the Firm’s largest client relationship as well as growing the firms Middle East assets. Tahira has also worked with a number of finance Nobel Laureates such as Eugene Fama, Ken French and Robert Merton to build bridges between academia and investors in the Middle East.