Maleeha Humayun Bangash

Ms. Maleeha Bangash has held the position of Managing Director for the World Bank Group’s Investment Climate Reform Unit in partnership with the Government of Punjab in Pakistan, and served under the KP Finance Minister, for a World Bank Group assignment with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Ministry of Finance as the Head of Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and Investment Climate. In these roles, she did groundbreaking work to improve the EoDB Index, provide Access to Finance to businesses, create dialogue between the public and private sectors, and improve the overall business climate in both provinces. Prior to this she held the position Dy. CEO of Habib Asset Management. A business strategist and financial industry expert, she has served in leading roles at Habib Asset Management Limited, UBL Fund Management, JS Investments and MCB Asset Management Co. She has also worked in the telecommunications and textiles industries.

She holds an MBA in Investments and Finance from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, where she graduated with Honors; Prior to this she obtained her MBA in Marketing and Finance from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

She is recognized as a Financial Service expert, with more than 18 years of rich and varied experience obtained in Singapore, Turkey and Pakistan. She brings with her trailblazing experience in Investment Management, Capital Markets, Private Equity and Commercial Banking, both locally and abroad. She has hands on knowledge of the Capital Markets as well as command over the letter and spirit of the relevant rules and regulations.

Currently being invited to international financial services fora, as panelist, speaker/practitioner for “Guru Sessions”. (Malaysia, Singapore, University of Chicago network, PIDE)

She has developed the expertise of starting up and establishing companies and organizations where she was in core roles and was devising and driving the entire launch of firms both locally and abroad. Ms. Bangash has also held leading posts as Chief Strategy Officer, Head of Strategy, Business Development and Product Structuring.

Previously, Ms. Bangash has served in the Federal Government as founding Member (Equiv: Grade 21) in the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). She is a Visiting Fellow at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

Ms. Bangash has completed her Director’s Training Program from Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG).