Shezad is the Executive Chairman of Interlink. He has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding in 1992 and has grown the group into diversified areas including infrastructure, banking, oil & gas, power, telecom, media, technology, healthcare and real estate.
He has been an active investor and financier in the USA, Asia and the Middle East. Served at Lehman Brothers and with the Merrill Lynch Private Bank, Vice Chairman of Carver Cross Securities and Excelera Group. He also serves on the boards of numerous Interlink subsidiaries and investment vehicles including Interlink Private Office, IIG Real Estate and Interlink Investment Group a co investment partnership, and also Chairman of The Interlink Foundation which develops human capital for people’s empowerment and education in South Asia.
Mr. Rokerya is active in philanthropy and is a Board Member of Larta, member of the Governing Council of the KGISL IT Institute in Asia. He was elected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum chaired by Queen Rania of Jordan. Member of the Sovereign Wealth Fund task force at the YGL forum.
Shezad attended McGill University and is a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government’s Global Leadership program at Harvard University and the Leadership program at Said Business School at Oxford University.
