Akmal Syed

Akmal Syed is an experienced professional in corporate development and strategy, currently serving as a Corporate Development Associate at Vertus Group since January 2025. Previously, Akmal held the position of Strategy Associate at Niron Magnetics, Inc. from September 2022 to January 2025 and worked as an M&A Analyst at Constellation Software Inc. from April 2021 to September 2022. Akmal's leadership experience includes serving as Project Manager and Business Lead for the University of Waterloo Formula Motorsports, where responsibility included managing a multi-disciplinary team and executing a sponsorship campaign. Akmal's early experience also features a role as an Automation Co-op at ATS Automation, contributing to the development of internal tools for project management. Akmal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Honours Economics with a specialization in Econometrics from the University of Waterloo.