Imran Khan (businessman)
| Imran Khan | |
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| Born |
June 16, 1977 Bangladesh |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka |
| Occupation | Tech investor and entrepreneur |
| Known for | Leading Alibaba Group IPO, leading Snap IPO |
| Title | Chief Strategy Officer of Snap Inc. (Since 2015) |
| Website | https://twitter.com/dottkhan?lang=en |
Imran Khan (born 1977) is a technology executive, entrepreneur and investor. He is the Chief Strategy Officer of the American multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc., where he helped lead the company to IPO as well as build up the operation, sales, expand business partnerships and manage overall corporate strategy. Before joining SNAP Inc. in 2015, Khan was the head of global internet investment banking at Credit Suisse where he has a leading role on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s IPO, the largest share sale ever.
An immigrant from Bangladesh, Khan finished his High School from The Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka(1994).He moved to Colorado as a student. In 2000, he received his B.S.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Denver.
Khan began his career at WildBlue, a Denver-based satellite-broadband startup. Shortly after, he joined ING Barings in New York then, when its banking business was sold to ABN Amro, Khan joined Fulcrum Global Partners where he conducted “sell-side” research on technology companies.
In 2004, Khan was hired by JPMorgan as a researcher and eventually became head of global internet and US entertainment equity research. While at JPMorgan, Khan was ranked the second best internet analyst by Institutional Investor’s annual rankings of researchers.
After six years with JPMorgan, in 2011, Khan joined Credit Suisse, where he took over the company’s internet banking franchise and has been credited for raising the company's stature in tech banking. As the firm’s head internet banker, Khan is known for his leading role on the $25 billion Alibaba IPO, the largest ever share sale. He also worked on the IPOs of American companies like Groupon, GoDaddy and Box, as well as Chinese companies including Weibo, Jumei and Toudu.
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