Rashid Amber Rao

Rashid Amber Rao has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Rashid Amber has worked as a Director Structured Finance at Al Rajhi Bank. In addition to this, they held the role of Director at Wrenshaw Court Management Company Ltd., where they oversaw changes in management and achieved stability in a residential development project. Rashid also served as a Senior Associate Director at Amberside Advisors Ltd, leading business development and financial advisory services for energy, infrastructure, and low carbon projects. Rashid Amber worked as a Strategic Advisor - Growth at UK Power Reserve Ltd, focusing on power generation and storage projects. Furthermore, Rashid gained experience in investment banking at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., where they completed numerous project and acquisition finance transactions. Rashid Amber also worked at Standard Chartered Bank, establishing loan syndication capabilities and setting up corporate finance and debt capital markets units. Prior to that, Rashid worked as an Account Officer in corporate banking at ANZ Grindlays Bank. Overall, Rashid's work experience demonstrates their expertise in finance, project management, and business development.

Rashid Amber Rao completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School from 2014 to 2016. During this time, they studied Applied Corporate Finance, Financing of Energy Assets, Entrepreneurial Finance, Strategy, and Leadership. Rashid Amber also participated in an MBA exchange semester at Texas McCombs School of Business in 2015, focusing on Finance. In 2014, they completed an MBA elective at Mannheim Business School, specializing in Applied Corporate Finance, including M&A. Before pursuing their MBA, Rashid earned a BBA(Hons) / MBA degree from the Institute of Business Administration from 1992 to 1995. Additionally, they have passed CFA Levels I & II and is currently a candidate for CFA Level III through the CFA Institute USA.