Dr. Wajahat has several years of consulting, research and teaching experience. Previously, he has served as a Senior Consultant with the Deloitte Middle East. As a Subject Matter Expert, he led industry and research projects mainly focusing on financial institutions. Prior to joining Deloitte, he was attached as a Research Fellow with INCEIF (institution established by Central Bank of Malaysia). During his stay at INCEIF, he handled consulting/research/capacity building projects related to public/private sector. He has also served as a Visiting Faculty in business schools and taught courses such as Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance, Islamic Finance, Capital Markets, Quantitative Methods etc. He was also attached as an Adjunct faculty with the Taylor’s Business School (Taylor’s University – Malaysia).
His main area of research is banking and finance, Islamic finance, sustainable finance etc. His work has appeared in several reputed journals such as Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Economic Modelling, Accounting and Finance, International Review of Economics & Finance, Global Finance Journal, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal etc.
Corporate Finance
Professional Associations
Member, American Marketing Association
Academic Contributions
• Reviewer for Journal of Business Research. The Journal of Business Research is a highly
respected journal and it is ranked category “A” as per ABDC journal rankings
• Conducted and presented Brown Bag seminars in Faculty Forum at Great Lakes Institute of
Management
• Member, IRB (Institutional Review Board) at Great Lakes Institute of Management.