Operators – Cordoba Ventures

All our operators have extensive on-ground track-record and deep functional and sectorial expertise

TEAM

Malik Ahmad Jalal – CEO / Founder
Education:	BSc. Economics, London School of Economics MSc. Development Economics, Harvard Kennedy School
Professional Qualifications	Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
Industry Expertise:	· Healthcare · Social Enterprise · Training & Development

Cut deficit of a social enterprise by 65% in 3 years
Reduced payroll by 40%, increased student graduates by 2.66x and jobs-placement rate by 1.38x
Closed negotiations and executed greenfield roll-out of PPP healthcare operations of $ 15M of revenue over 5 years
Successfully delivered operational and impact KPIs of $7M and $15M programs, at average 19% below budgeted cost
From feasibility to closing first two LPs of private equity fund: secured $ 55M commitments, of which $ 44M signed
Executed 4 investments in GCC, Pakistan and Levant, including first PE investment in a West Bank enterprise

Johan Bjurman Bergman – Head of Operations
Johan is the head of operations for Cordoba Ventures (CV). Prior to CV Johan was a senior manager at EF Education First, the world’s largest privately held education company, as well as a Director at Hult Prize Foundation, the world’s largest platform for student social enterprise. In 2017, he was selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum.
Education:	· BSc. Business & Economics · Stockholm School of Economics
Industry Expertise:	· Education · Social Enterprise

Managed social enterprise programs in 30+ countries with over 50,000 unversity students involved.
Operational responsibility for global summit at UN HQ in New York with several heads of states as guests
Facilitated and delivered USD 500,000+ in funding for social enterprise ecosystem development in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Rwanda, India, Pakistan

Farwah Aslam – Clinical Operations Associate
Farwah is a patient focused and experienced locum doctor with a track record of serving patients in large public sector healthcare systems. Prior to joining Cordoba Ventures, she was a research fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where she contributed to a publication in the Lancet. She continues her clinical practice next to her responsibilities at CV.
Education:	· MBBS, Gujranwala Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore
Industry Expertise:	· Healthcare · Clinical Training

Worked as a Research Fellow in CRASH 3 trial about effects of tranexamic acid on brain injury patients.
Published in major global health journal (Lancet).
Manages own clinical practice in Malir, Karachi.

Gen (R) Shahab Naqvi
Education:	M.B.B.S (1980) M.C.P.S – College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP, 1985) F.C.P.S – CPSP (1990)
Professional Qualifications	· Diploma in Anaesthesiology (1985) · Diploma in Health System Management (2007) · Lead Auditor Course (2010) · BLS, ACLS Trainer and Program Coordination & Training Administration Course, American Heart Association (2015)
Industry Expertise:	Healthcare

Commandant Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases – 3 years
Dean Faculty of Anaesthesiology, CPSP – 6 years
Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS) – 2 years
Head Quality Assurance, RIHS – 3 years
Supervisor and Trainer Fellowship in Anaesthesiology, CPSP – 15 years
Examiner and paper setter in Anaesthesiology, CPSP – 12 years
Supervisor & Trainer Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Fellowship -10 years