Arshad Ahmed is a seasoned executive with extensive leadership experience in startups, venture capital, and private equity. His expertise lies in general counseling, board and corporate governance, various financing options, complex mergers, and acquisitions. Arshad has an impressive past working with two renowned law firms, Latham & Watkins and Kirkland & Ellis, both of which ranked high in private equity law. His growth as an expert in the industry allowed him to transition from a lawyer to a fund manager, launching his own VC fund that invests in ASEAN startups. Arshad is currently an investor, board advisor, and legal counsel to startups demonstrating his multi-faceted nature. His strengths also include teaching law at top-tier law schools, primarily focusing on courses in private equity, venture capital, and modern Islamic finance and banking.

Arshad's experience spans multiple areas such as board and corporate governance, private equity buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, securities regulation and compliance, employment, benefits & compensation, finance, banking, lending, negotiations, and risk management. Additionally, Arshad has volunteered with various organizations focused on advancing traditional knowledge, protecting religious liberty, and challenging bigotry. His academic and professional expertise in ancient world mercantile traditions has helped him to gain more profound insights into the origins of venture capital and private equity.