Omar Rana

Co-Founder & Director Strategy & Finance at Finalytix

Omar was instrumental in bringing the co-founding team and strategy of Finalytix to where it is today. He leads the overall effort of Finalytix as its solution gets adopted by clients in different markets. Omar has also been a global speaker on FinTech and has been invited to speak at various conferences (see News & Blogs).

Prior to Finalytix Omar has been involved in Corporate Strategy work at Fortune 500 companies in various markets including the USA/Canada, GCC/MENA, Latin American, and the Far East. He has worked as a Partner and Principal at various corporate strategy firms out of the USA and served clients in various sectors which include Financial Services, Oil & Gas, and Telecom. Omar also remained as the Chief Investment Officer for a large private family office in the GCC where he was responsible for the Private Equity strategy and the management of $500 M in investments in various international markets. Omar has also extensive experience with startups where he has been a serial investor and advises various startups.

Omar is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, USA and his areas of focus include Private Equity, Venture Capital and Strategy.

He also has an extensive educational background with various undergrad degrees in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Waterloo, Canada, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the University of Alberta, Canada.

Timeline

  • Co-Founder & Director Strategy & Finance

    Current role