Founding Team

Hashaam Riaz Sheikh - Co-Founder & CEO

hashaam.sheikh@instamall.pk

• Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Capital TV, one of the leading media networks of Pakistan. 
• Advisor to the President of Pakistan, served Pakistan at the highest constitutional office of the country. 
• Investment Banker, Global Financial Institutions Group Citi Group, NY, USA. Worked on some of the world’s largest IPOs and Merger deals in the financial sector including Visa and Carlyle Group. 
• Founder Devco International, Dubai based Consulting Company. 
• B.S. (Honors) Macalester College, USA.
• Recipient of prestigious Kofi Annan Scholarship.
• Former Headboy and Member Board of Governors, Aitchison College, Lahore.
• Avid Investor in Stocks, commodities and Real Estate Markets globally. 

 

Dr. Basit Riaz Sheikh - Co-Founder & COO

basit.r.sheikh@instamall.pk

• Co-Founder and Managing Director, Capital TV, one of the leading media networks of Pakistan.
• Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on IT & Telecom. 
• CEO Universal Services Fund Company. Managed a 100-billion PKR fund for broadband proliferation in Pakistan.
• Named as one of the 100 most influential Pakistanis in 2014.
• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Cornell University. Awarded multiple patents.
• Certified Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning expert.
• Worked at leading International companies: Intel Corporation, Applied Materials Inc., and National Instruments Inc.