Mr. Jaffar’s relevant project experience includes assisting a large regional fund in designing its portfolio allocation strategy, taking into account return requirements, diversification needs, risk tolerance, and alignment with an overall strategy and investment thesis. He also designed the five-year strategy and restructured the product portfolio of a local family business in the investment, retail, automotive, and logistics industries to increase income fourfold in 10 years.

Additionally, Mr. Jaffar designed and implemented a capacity-planning model across the Gulf Cooperation Council for a global bank, including the processes, resources, and outputs of the plan. As a result, the bank saw a 6% reduction in headcount, an increase in employee effectiveness, and a decrease in process cycle times. He also led the end-to-end digital transformation for the transaction banking department of a regional bank and was responsible for designing project plans, implementation blueprints, governance structures, escalation matrices, and project management processes. The project required hiring and managing 100+ employees and a capital budget of AED 100+ million, resulting in the implementation of four new systems and additional products estimated to add around AED 1 billion in annual revenue.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Jaffar spent two years with Standard Chartered Bank and a year with E+M Technica.

Mr. Jaffar earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the American University of Beirut and an MBA from Manchester Business School. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is fluent in English and Arabic.