TANGENT has an Advisory Board which helps in its governance, vector and thrust. The details are:
Faheem Sardar
Chairman & Member, TANGENT Advisory Board
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Faheem Sardar is the Founder of TANGENT. With over twenty four years of experience, his expertise is in Investments, Finance, Economics, National Security, Policy, Strategic Management, Governance, Business Development and Intellectual Property. He has served as a business practitioner as well as a regulator.
He is currently with the Government of Pakistan, advising on policy concerning Economics and related matters. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Askari Securities Ltd for nine years. Under his leadership, he successfully restructured ASL into a competitive organization in a short span of time, touching record business dynamics, in a difficult environment and against trends. He is on the faculty of the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and teaches in various private and government organizations. He has attended the National Security Workshop of the National Defense University. He was engaged with the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan regarding macro and micro structures and also in investor education.
His books are ‘The New Finance Construct’, ‘Mind Conquest’ and ‘CEO at 34’ which are part of the National Library Collection of Pakistan. He speaks regularly on electronic media and radio.
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed
Member, TANGENT Advisory Board
Dr. Vaqar Ahmed is the Country Lead of the Outreach Program for FCDO. Prior he was Joint Executive Director at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). He is the author of ‘Pakistan’s Agenda for Economic Reforms’ published by the Oxford University Press. Earlier, he has served UNDP, and has undertaken assignments with Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Ministries of Finance, Planning and Commerce in Pakistan.
He remained the technical associate and member of the task forces, constituted by the Government of Pakistan, including Advisory Panel of Economists, Task Force on Private Sector Development, Working Group on Macroeconomic Framework for Tenth Five Year Plan, and Working Group on Private Investment & Competitiveness for Twelfth Five Year Plan.
He has published extensively in areas such as inclusive growth and infrastructure reforms, trade and taxation policies, regional trade agreements, trade in services, energy governance, border-related trade infrastructure, youth employment, women-led social enterprises, and social safety nets.
Twitter: @vaqarahmed
