Faizan S. Syed


Background and education

Faizan S. Syed was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He is the grandson of the notable philosopher and educationist Dr. Manzoor Ahmad. Faizan attended Karachi Grammar School, through high school and subsequently moved to the United States to attend the University of Virginia. Faizan went on to complete his MBA in Finance at The Johnson School at Cornell University [1] where he was selected to be a Park Leadership Fellow.

Career

Faizan spent his initial career at General Motors. Post MBA, he worked as an investment banker for Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers), covering the auto sector.[1]

In 2011, he relocated back to Pakistan to serve as the CEO of Health Television,[2] which is a part of Ziauddin Group. HTV was featured by BBC for its proper execution of a show on topics considered taboo in Pakistan.[3][4]

In January 2012, he launched and became the Founding Director of the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at Ziauddin University, Pakistan’s first media school integrated with a television channel, radio station and popular website.

In 2015 he founded East River, a boutique digital agency specialising in online content creation and community management.


References

  1. 1 2 "Johnson at Cornell | Park Leadership Fellows Program - Alumni". Johnson.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ↑ "About Us | Health TV". Htv.com.pk. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  3. ↑ Jillani, Shahzeb (2014-12-01). "BBC News - Pakistan sex taboos challenged by TV phone-in show". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  4. ↑ "In Pakistan, new TV show lifts veil on sex taboos - Pakistan". Dawn.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
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