Raheela Khan has been named a 2013 Yale World Fellow

Pakistani national and Doha Bank executive Raheela Khanhas been named a 2013 Yale World Fellow, announced Yale University President Richard C. Levin. Raheela Khan is Assistant Manager of Treasury and Investments for Doha Bank, a major Qatari financial institution. A Pakistani national born and raised in Dubai, Khan currently manages a portfolio in excess of US$600 million. She is an experienced and knowledgeable professional with a deep understanding of the financial markets of Pakistan, UAE and Qatar.

Previously, Khan was instrumental in transforming the investment culture in Pakistan through senior leadership roles at institutions such as the Pakistan Mercantile Exchange. She did this by introducing new financial products to the Pakistani market and convincing local institutions there to adopt cutting-edge international investment strategies thereby developing her domestic financial markets, which Khan believes have immense untapped potential.

In addition to her post graduate business education, Khan has attended the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Program at Said Business School, University of Oxford in 2012. Along with her professional interests, she is also passionate about social welfare and has launched a number of charitable programs in Pakistan.

Raheela Khan is among 16 World Fellows selected this year, from a pool of about 2,500 applicants. This year’s cohort brings the total number of Yale World Fellows since the program’s inception in 2002 to 238 Fellows, representing 81 countries.

The Yale World Fellows Program is the University’s signature global leadership development initiative and a core element of Yale’s ongoing commitment to internationalization. Each year, the University invites a group of exemplary mid-career professionals from a wide range of fields and countries for an intensive four-month period of academic enrichment and leadership training.

This year’s World Fellows include an Egyptian diplomat, a Dutch documentary filmmaker, a managing editor with The Economist Group in London, and an advocate for transparency in the Nigerian oil sector.

“The Yale World Fellows Program consistently attracts outstanding talent,” said World Fellows program director Michael Cappello, professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. “The 16 individuals selected this year are each poised to become even more effective change-makers in their societies and around the world. This unique leadership training opportunity will no doubt inspire their many future contributions to the global community.”