
Madiha Sattar
Innovation-focused business-building, strategy and partnerships | Digital-assets, data and AI for financial-services | Fintech
The move
MoveBNY → Semafor World Economy
TitleManaging Director, Growth Ventures and EMEA Growth → Semafor World Economy Principal
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE1.0
Total experience21.7 years
Career arc
- Semafor World Economy Principal2026 — Present
Semafor World Economy
- Managing Director, Growth Ventures and EMEA Growth2024 — 2026
BNY· Full-time
- Dubai Future Fellow2023 — Present
DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATION
- Head of Strategy & Transformation and Head of CEO's Office, Careem2023 — 2024
Careem· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- VP, Careem Pay2021 — 2023
Careem
- Leadership team member, Careem Platform2020 — 2021
Careem
- Leadership team member, Mobility of Things2018 — 2020
Careem
- Executive Director, Global Corporate Strategy2015 — 2017
JPMorgan Chase & Co.· New York, United States· Full-time
- Vice President, Global Corporate Strategy2013 — 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co.· New York, United States
- Editorial Board member and Senior Assistant Editor2008 — 2013
Dawn Media Group· Karachi, Pakistan· Full-time
- Associate, Corporate Strategy2006 — 2008
Lehman Brothers· New York, United States
- Business Analyst2004 — 2006
McKinsey & Company· New York, United States· Full-time
- Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Consumer / Retail GroupJun 2003 — Aug 2003
Goldman Sachs· New York, United States
- Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Mergers and Strategic Advisory GroupJun 2002 — Aug 2002
Goldman Sachs· New York, United States
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA · History & LiteraturePresent
- Karachi Grammar SchoolPresent