
Usman Akram
Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Co-Head of MENA Investment Banking
The move
MoveAtlas Venture → Morgan Stanley
TitleInvestment Analyst → Co-Head of MENA Investment Banking
LocationLondon → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Kingdom → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE5.9
Total experience22.2 years
Morgan Stanley headcount10,001+ employees
Morgan Stanley industryFinancial Services
Morgan Stanley HQNew York, NY
Morgan Stanley typePublic Company
Career arc
- Co-Head of MENA Investment BankingJan 2025 — Present
Morgan Stanley
- Managing DirectorJan 2019 — Dec 2024
Morgan Stanley· Dubai
- Executive DirectorJan 2014 — Dec 2018
Morgan Stanley· London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Vice PresidentJan 2011 — Dec 2013
Morgan Stanley· London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- AssociateAug 2007 — Dec 2010
Morgan Stanley· London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Investment AnalystSep 2005 — Aug 2007
Atlas Venture· London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Business AnalystOct 2003 — Aug 2005
McKinsey & Company· London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Education
- Whitgift School1995 — 1999
- Imperial College London· Masters in Mechanical Engineering (First)1999 — 2003