Nazeem was appointed non-executive director of Allan Gray Proprietary Limited in June 2020. He previously worked for Business Partners Ltd for over 18 years and held executive positions in the private, public and NGO sectors. He currently serves as non-executive director on the boards of Business Partners Ltd and E Squared and is a member of the Investment Committee of the SA SME Fund. Nazeem holds a Bachelor of Arts and Higher Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Town, a Master's in Urban Planning from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.