Binod Shankar

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates21 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in facilitating honest discussions among leadership teams.
Three decades of experience in corporate leadership and entrepreneurship.
Specializes in executive coaching for senior leaders.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Corporate Training and Executive Coaching expert with a strong background in finance.

Contact

binod.shankar@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Public SpeakingExecutive CoachingLeadershipTeaching

Other Skills

Organizational ReadinessCoachingCourse DevelopmentModeratingPeople ManagementFinancial AdvisoryFinancial AnalysisCorporate FinanceFinancial AccountingFinancial ControlFeasibility StudiesInstructor-led TrainingTraining DeliveryFinancial ReportingInternal Controls

About

Leadership teams do not fail for lack of capability. They fail when important issues remain unspoken. Hierarchy filters feedback. Politeness masks disagreement. Alignment becomes assumed, not tested. In my workshops and keynotes, I create structured space for honest discussion without public confrontation. We define the real problem, align on priorities, and agree on practical action. I work with senior leadership teams across the GCC, Africa, and Asia navigating automation and organisational complexity. I also coach senior leaders who must influence upward, manage politics, and make tough decisions calmly. Three decades in senior corporate leadership and entrepreneurship inform my work. Former Finance Director. CA. CFA charter holder. If you want inspiration alone, there are many options. If you want clarity that leads to lasting change, we should talk. Binod@binodshankar.com

Experience

Edinburgh business school, heriot-watt university

Board Member

Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Industry Advisory Board of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot Watt University, Dubai campus acts as a link between industry and University, with goal to promote communication and understanding between the University, professional institutions, and industry stakeholders.

Asharq news الشرق

Market Analyst

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Frequent guest on Asharq Bloomberg where I talk about macro economics (monetary & fiscal policy, employment, inflation, interest rates) and the equity & bond markets.

Public Speaking

Cfa society emirates

Board Member

Jul 2019 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Dubai

Elected member of the board from 1 July 2019 for a two year tenure. In charge of Career Services

Elevation llc

CEO and Founder

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

Design and delivery of strategic workshops and keynotes for senior leadership teams across financial institutions, professional bodies, and corporates in the GCC, Africa, and Asia.
Engagements focus on leadership alignment, decision quality, and organisational readiness under automation and complexity.
Executive coaching offered selectively to senior leaders in high-responsibility roles.

Executive CoachingLeadership

Kaplan genesis

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Feb 2017 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Public SpeakingTeachingExecutive Coaching

Cnbc arabia

Market Analyst

Jul 2014 – Present · 11 yrs 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Frequent guest on the channel where I talk about macro economics(monetary & fiscal policy, employment, inflation, interest rates) and equity & bond markets. I’m a regular on the quarterly post FOMC press conference analysis.

Public Speaking

Genesis institute

Managing Director & Co founder

May 2009 – Jan 2017 · 7 yrs 8 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I have always enjoyed teaching. Having taught part time for the past 15 + years, I decided to make this full time and set up Genesis in 2008 with two other experienced CFA charter holders.
We were fairly successful and our courses stood out for their conceptual clarity and for being innovative, interactive, fun and highly effective. The consistently positive feedback from our 4,000+ students has been very rewarding.

Public SpeakingTeaching

Gfh financial group

Executive Director-Finance

Jan 2009 – May 2009 · 4 mos

In charge of finance and accounts for all the property developments of GFH. This covered projects in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Qatar and India. The respective project Finance Directors also reported to me.

Meraas

Director-Finance

Dec 2007 – Jul 2008 · 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Nakheel

2 roles

Director-Finance

Apr 2006 – Dec 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

Headed the finance function at Dubai Waterfront, a large real estate development project. Managed a team of 15, including senior managers in Financial Planning and IT.

Manager Financial Analysis

Oct 2003 – Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Ernst & young

Supervisor

Jun 2002 – Sep 2003 · 1 yr 3 mos

Led sizeable teams on large & complex audit assignments including Emaar Properties, Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Dubai World Trade Center. Organised in house training sessions on IAS 40 (Investment Properties) and Financial Due Diligence.