People Biography

Biography

Dr. Umar Farooq is a Research Fellow at the College of Islamic Studies and also a seasoned finance professional with over 15 years of experience across academia and the corporate world in India and the Middle East. He currently manages the research division, overseeing the annual research clusters grant program, policy formulation, and the research reporting and repository administration.

He was an Assistant Professor at Rizvi Institute of Management Studies and Research (RIMSR) in India. He also directed daily operations for the MBA program, collaborating with industry for curriculum development and fostering industry-academia partnerships.

Dr. Farooq was an accredited trainer with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), conducting management and communication skills workshops. He partnered with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to enhance financial literacy, conducting targeted sessions across Mumbai, India. He also delivered workshops on financial acumen for non-finance professionals to senior executives of a Fortune 500 company in India.

He has worked as an industry analyst at the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) and as a consultant in the economic risk division of Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Financial Services, specializing in economic and policy analysis. He also served as a senior economic research consultant at Deutsches Asienforschungszentrum (DAfz), where he developed an economic model for the Malaysian Palm Oil Council.