Amro Zakaria Abdu
Amro is a Financial Services Industry strategist with over 19 years of global markets experience gained during his tenure as a regional and global director of multiple tier 1 publicly traded financial firms as well as his advisory role to multiple star-ups.
Amro works with banks, brokerage firms, family offices, and exchanges that seek his expertise on how best to engage with, and participate in the global markets as investors, traders, or service providers.
In 2019, Amro founded Madarik Finance, which focuses on project finance for start-ups working in areas related to one or more of the 17 UN SDGs. In 2012, he founded Market Trader Academy, a New York-based educational institute that provides training on the global markets for the financial service and banking industry.
Amro is a frequent guest on many of the leading regional and global financial media outlets such as Euro News, Bloomberg, CNBC, AL Arabia, and SkyNews. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events on topics related to the global markets, Fintech, Blockchain technology, and future economic trends.
As a subject matter expert, Amro’s articles have been published in local and international print media such as ForbesME, Investors Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, and International Association of Energy Economics Quarterly.