Mohammad Raafi Hossain

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates15 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder and CEO of Fasset, a digital assets exchange.
  • Led the award-winning Narwi platform creating 5,000 businesses.
  • Advisor to UAE Prime Minister's Office on emerging technologies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Fintech and Environmental sectors with a focus on sustainable development.

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International DevelopmentCapacity BuildingRural DevelopmentProposal WritingNatural Resource ManagementPolicy AnalysisFundraisingAgriculturePoverty ReductionSustainable DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentProgram ManagementAnalysisPolicyResearch

About

Mohammad Raafi is currently the Founder and CEO of Fasset, an emerging markets digital assets exchange. Mohammad Raafi Hossain is an aspiring polymath with a diverse track record of formulating and executing strategies for governments, multilaterals and corporates. He has delivered projects, end-to-end, across various sectors, including: emerging technologies, economic development, climate change, renewable energy, healthcare, agriculture and education. He was previously an Advisor to the UAE Prime Minister's Office. As an Advisor, he has seeded and facilitated several innovative initiatives that strengthen the connection between governments and the adoption of emerging technologies across several sectors. He is also the founder of Finocracy, a boutique think-and-do tank that develops platforms that democratize access to opportunities for the next billion. Finocracy has partnered with a range of corporates, governments and multilaterals, including the United Nations, the Global Fund, the Islamic Development Bank among others. Previously, he has worked for the United Nations across several contexts in the MENA region, primarily focusing on agriculture, climate change and sustainable development. He has also led development of the award-winning Narwi platform that connected ethical microfinance institutions, rising entrepreneurs and crowdfunded capital. Narwi created 5,000 new businesses and 15,000 jobs across 6 MENA countries through support from a global community of over 100,000 individuals. Mohammad Raafi has an academic background in Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development from the University of California - Berkeley and Harvard University.

Experience

15 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
6 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Fasset

Co-Founder and CEO

Jul 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 10 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Enabling digital assets for the next 1 billion

Prime minister's office - uae

Advisor

Jun 2017 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Finocracy

Founder

Jan 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Silatech

Founder, Narwi Waqf (Acquired)

May 2014 – May 2017 · 3 yrs · Doha, Qatar

  • Leading Silatech’s flagship Narwi Project, a crowdfunding micro-waqf/endowment platform
  • Narwi Beta has raised $7 million from 150,000 users globally and has helped create 5,000 businesses and 15,000 jobs throughout MENA
  • Led the development of 'Micro-Waqf' concept to create deeper market penetration for Islamic Microfinance
  • Coordinated new user Interface and front-end of Narwi.org

Un environment programme

Chair, Environmental Priority Working Group

May 2013 – Apr 2014 · 11 mos · Manama, Bahrain

  • Led UN Agencies and other international actors in conjunction with Government of Iraq counterparts to develop and implement various environmental impact policy and projects
  • Managed Sand and Dust Storm Assessment project for FAO, including technical analysis, data collection and mapping hot spots for SDS in Iraq and the Gulf
  • Developed Iraqi Private Sector (various Agribusinesses) policy framework with regards to Sustainability Standards, Labor practices and supplier assessments
  • Executed projects under the PWG, such as Drought Risk Mitigation in Iraq, Creating National Framework on Sand and Dust Storm Management

United nations ocha

Officer in Charge (OiC) - Baghdad Office

Oct 2011 – May 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos · Baghdad, Iraq

  • Managed $128 million portfolio of projects and handled implementation of emergency and regular programme development activities in Iraq
  • Advised the implementation of FAO’s flagship project in Iraq, the Iraq Agriculture Growth and Employment Studies, which consisted of 5 studies: Trade Volume Survey, Value Chain Analysis, Agriculture Growth Diagnostics, Investment Climate Analysis and Labor Survey.
  • Developed UN Joint Programme proposal for capacity building rural women and youth in cottage industries in Iraq to support income generation and employment generation.

Food and agriculture organization of the united nations

Programme Manager and Environmental Economist

Nov 2010 – Oct 2011 · 11 mos · Amman, Jordan

  • Developed Project Concept for the Study of the Impacts of Environmental Degradation in the Shatt Al-Arab Areas in Basra, Iraq to deduce salinity and pollution levels, for future policy reform and intervention
  • Developed Project Concept for Revitalizing and Reforming Agricultural Technical and Vocational Educational and Training Schools in Iraq, including policy reform, curriculum development, technology transfer and capacity building of Ministry and teaching staff.
  • Managed FAO Emergency Flash Appeal Team based in Amman, for the development of Food Security Contingency Plans for Syria, Yemen and Libya
  • Developed FAO-Iraq Resource Mobilization Strategy 2012-2014 to reflect our strategy with Donors such as AusAID, JICA, USAID and the EU, as well as, our Governorates Initiative for Unilateral Trust Funds with the various Governorates in Iraq

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor’s Degree — Environmental Economics and Policy

Harvard University

Master's Degree (On Hold) — Sustainable Development

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