Ayaz Ali Soomro

Ayaz Ali Soomro is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in risk management and banking. Currently serving as SVP and Manager of Market & FI Risk and Basel at Meezan Bank Limited since July 2016, Ayaz oversees market, liquidity, financial institution, and country risks, along with capital adequacy and liquidity frameworks in accordance with Basel regulations. Prior experience includes roles as Vice President and Manager of Market, Liquidity & FI Risk and Basel at Bank Alfalah Limited, as well as Head of Liquidity Risk Management and Manager in the Treasury Middle Office. Ayaz also contributed to academia as a Visiting Faculty Member at SZABIST, teaching Investment & Portfolio Management and Derivatives. Previous positions include Manager of Trading Risk at Allied Bank Limited, Market Risk Analyst at NIB Bank, and Equity Dealer at PICIC. Ayaz holds an MBA in Finance from the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology and a BBA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from Isra University, Hyderabad.