Abdullah H Verachia is a global future strategist who has made a name for himself as a leading dealmaker, strategist, and thought leader on global trends, company competitiveness, strategy, and Frontier and Emerging Markets. He has presented in over 60 cities worldwide, to hundreds of companies and organizations, and has provided business strategy solutions on behalf of listed and multinational clients in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. Abdullah is currently the CEO of The Strategists and also serves as a faculty member and head of the India Africa Business Network at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Prior to that, he served as Executive: International at Rand Merchant Bank and also served on the FirstRand India Management Board. Abdullah is also involved in serving on boards of various organizations including The Collective Genius, Edutrust, the Model United Nations of South Africa, and Education Africa.

As an accomplished global strategist, speaker, and facilitator, Abdullah is renowned for his ability to design and facilitate strategy discussions amongst teams, executives, and boards. He has a unique blend of legal, business, emerging market, academic, and youth experience, which has added incredible value to the strategies of various companies and organizations. Abdullah is also a regular media commentator for a number of publications including CNBC Africa, BBC, CCTV, CNN, SABC, Moneyweb, Business Day, SAFM, 702, Al Jazeera, New York Times, Financial Times, Reuters, and the Sunday Times.