Maria Wasti

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Career

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Maria Wasti
Finance & Supply Chain
0322-8947136
mariawasti.01300@khi.iba.edu.pk
Date of Birth: 25 July, 1988
It often happens that the very best of our competencies, strengths and creativities are brought to action when we willingly take on challenges.
Right from my childhood, my parents taught me that whenever we face obstaclestowards achieving a goal, there only two clear choices (1) to back
out of goal-plans and stay in the comfort zone of being “reasonable” or (2) to take it on as a challenge, solve it and seize the opportunity to be in charge
of destiny. I have always chosen the latter.
As a teenager, I would read through the profiles of business leaders – successful entrepreneurs and top managers in leading corporations. It became
increasingly clear that a strong majority of them started early in the business careers and with a marked degree of focus. Realizing my acumen for
finance as a subject area, I therefore decided to “get my feet wet” soon after pursing my Bachelor of Business Administration. Extensive efforts and
networking led me towards a golden opportunity with JCR. I joined the JCR team as a Junior Analyst where I gained extensive knowledge on how to
analyze the major financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies, asset management companies, leasing companies and other corporate.
At JCR, I realized that it does take a trained eye to read through different trades and analyze the logic and complexities behind them.
A Global MBA program From IBA was crucial towards achieving my career goals.  The School’s approach of cultivating intuition through case studies
in finance, strategy and other application areas has helped me strengthen my fundamentals and develop well-trained managerial and entrepreneurial
instincts. I have gained immensely through participation in challenging industry/consulting assignments and thus widened myunderstanding to a global
scale.
The other area of importance to my goals is leadership development. In a people-driven financial services enterprise, the greatest asset is people –
their knowledge, enthusiasm, loyalty and cohesion with organizational goals. In addition to specialist courses/training in leadership development, IBA
has provided me the platform to interact with globallyrenowned faculty and a diverse student community and has helped me develop interpersonal skills
and comfort on a global scale. It has also opened up vistas for networking extensively with the vast alumni network and learning through seminars
from global business leaders.
My post-MBA career goal is to grow to the position of a Senior Associate in the Capital Markets Prime Services division of a global Investment Bank.
Such an experience will broaden my perspective to face challenges in the global financial services industry and bring in unlimited opportunities to
innovate and add value. My long-term aspiration is to establish and operate a financial services firm that focuses on Investment management for Ultra
High-Net-Worth Individuals and Enterprises and provide financial solutions to Governments, Corporations and Institutional clients. The firm will be
focused on the leading edge in mixing asset classes to maximize returns while minimizing risk.  The second phase plan includes setting up of a private
equity firm that will help other entrepreneurs like me achieve their own dreams; this will provide me with utmost satisfaction.
MBA
2015
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
3.24*
BBA
2011
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
3.17
A Level
2007
Beaconhouse School System, Karachi
4As
O Level
2005
Beaconhouse School System, Karachi
6As,  5Bs
*CGPA up to the 2nd Semester
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
2015
P-124