Dr. Amjad Waheed holds a Doctorate in Business Administration with a major in Investments and Finance from Southern Illinois University, USA and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Since inception of the company (nineteen years ago), Dr. Amjad Waheed is the Chief Executive of NBP Fund Management Limited (‘NBP Funds’), which is a subsidiary of National Bank of Pakistan and Baltoro Growth Fund as the other joint venture partner. NBP Funds is presently managing Rs.385 billion (as of July 03, 2024) of investors’ money. NBP Funds is one of the largest and highest rated Asset Management Company in Pakistan.
Before joining NBP Funds, Dr. Amjad Waheed was Head of Equity Mutual Funds & Portfolios at Riyadh Bank, Saudi Arabia, for about five years where he was managing USD 7.5 billion invested in 22 mutual funds. Prior to that he was Head of Investments at NIT, and Chief Operation Officer of FC-ABN AMRO Equities for several years.
Before moving back to Pakistan, Dr. Amjad Waheed was Assistant Professor of Finance at Tennessee State University, USA and he has published several articles in top journals of the world such as Journal of Banking & Finance and Financial Management.
Dr. Amjad Waheed has served or is serving on the boards of various companies including Siemens (Pakistan), Nishat Mills, PICIC, Askari Bank, Millat Tractors, Fauji Fertilizer, Pakistan Tobacco, Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan (IFMP), Mehran Sugar, Gul Ahmed, Management Association of Pakistan (MAP), BankIslami, LRBT, Telenor Microfinance Bank, and International Steels. He has also served as the Chairman of Mutual Fund Association of Pakistan (MUFAP).