Name: Asad Abdulla
Position: National EPB Board Member for IPN & Alliances
Professionally, Asad’s experience spans private equity, product management, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Asad graduated from Emory University, where he double-majored in Business & Religion and got his MBA from Columbia University. For fun, Asad loves to browse IPNonline.net profiles, watch documentaries, and connect with others in the community!
Name: Ali Jamal
Position: Regional Southeast Region Lead
Professionally, Ali owns and operates a real estate investment firm called Stablegold Hospitality that acquires and operates extended-stay hotel properties, event facilities, vacation rentals, and residential housing. He graduated with an MBA in International Business from Northeastern University and has a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Stanford University. His hobbies include spending time with family, fitness, and reading.
Name: Salima Kassam
Position: Southwest Region Lead
Salima is currently serving as the IPN Lead for the Southwest region. She works in a General Management Rotational program for an Oil & Gas company and has prior experience working in Investment Banking. Salima has her MBA from Harvard Business School and her Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from Emory University.
Name: Naveed Lalani
Position: Alliances Lead
Previously, Naveed lead the EVA Alliance starting IPN LaunchPad, BootCamp, and Build. Professionally, Naveed runs Marketing Partnerships for Trilogy Education and is a Franchisee of Code Ninjas.
Name: Alykhan Samji
Position: Career Services Lead
Alykhan strives to help with job placement and has grown the career coaching and development team to more than 30 people.
Professionally Alykhan is an entrepreneur and more recently works in the healthcare software industry as a director of business development. Fun fact: Alykhan is a French trained chef and loves to experiment with new foods.
Name: Shakeel Mohamed
Position: Creative Director
Shakeel has been obsessed with designing for the past couple of years, leading him to start a design and brand strategy consulting business. He feels blessed to serve the Jamat while doing something he loves. His goal this term, as the Creative Director, is to position IPN as a world-class brand by collaborating with and supporting all IPN programs.
Name: Sahil Maherali
Position: National Lead for Emerging Ismaili Professionals Team
Sahil has been on the National IPN team since November 2018 as the National College Lead for IPN. He currently serves as the National Lead for the Emerging Ismaili Professionals segment for IPN. After completing his undergrad from UTSA, Sahil went on to work in training at Dell. He currently works as an Onboarding Consultant at Cision in Austin, Texas. Sahil also serves on the National Project Team for Camp Mosaic and as a Regional Manager for Alpha Kappa Psi, a co-Ed professional business fraternity. Sahil loves spending his time watching Netflix, listening to podcasts (his favorite is “On Purpose” by Jay Shetty), and exploring local restaurants in Austin!
Name: Amber Virani
Position: Director of Marketing
Amber is passionate about the intersection of technology and marketing and the impact on the consumer. She currently works as Director of Digital Marketing & Analytics for Brain Balance Achievement Centers. With over 11 years of Integrated Marketing experience and a Masters in Digital Marketing, she can leverage her skills to bring a new perspective to build our capabilities.
Name: Ali Maredia
Position: Online Events Lead
Ali ensures that the IPN’s online events run smoothly and that speakers, participants, and organizers have the best experience possible. Ali hails from Michigan and currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Professionally he is a software engineer for Red Hat working on open source cloud storage software.
Name: Natasha Babvani
Position: Project Manager of Operations
Natasha is an Addiction Therapist at House of Charity, an advocate for battered women and children, and a sexual assault advocate. She provides holistic treatment for individuals who are facing mental health crisis by developing, conducting, and facilitating individual and group treatments. She believes that it’s imperative to leave this world a better place than when she first came into it. Therefore, she strives to make a positive difference in the world by serving her time and knowledge in communities that are poverty driven. When she is not working with clients, she enjoys volunteering her time to the community, spending time at the lake, and spending time with family and friends. She is currently the Project Manager of Operations for the IPN and will be the bridge that connects the 11 alliances.