Biography
Joshua Jahani earned his Master of Engineering at Cornell University and teaches courses on strategy, finance, and entrepreneurship at NYU. Joshua began his career at Deloitte in 2012 as a strategy advisor. He specialized in transaction advisory for some of the world’s largest companies. This gave him exposure and expertise in the complex world of global capital markets.
He is now the Managing director of Jahani and Associates (J&A), a middle market investment bank focused on cross-border transactions between North America, the Middle East and North Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The firm has offices in New York City, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. J&A was started in 2018 to provide value in the underserved middle market cross-border transaction sector, specifically focused on emerging markets. J&A is industry agnostic.
The firm has served over 150 clients and built deep investor and commercial networks within North America, the Middle East and North Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Joshua Jahani oversees the firm’s business operations including client service, investment banking, and thought leadership.
Research Interests
Financial economics, data analytics for decision making, quantitative strategic analysis, systems engineering for business operations, processes and queuing efficiency
Teaching Interests
Entrepreneurship, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, emerging markets, strategy, and corporate finance.
Select Publications
-
Jahani, Joshua. “America Can Benefit from the New Middle East.” Newsweek, 25 March 2021, www.newsweek.com/america-can-benefit-new-middle-east-opinion-1578431.
-
Jahani, Joshua. “ASEAN Overview and Highlights.” Jahani and Associates, 29 November 2021, www.jahaniandassociates.com/asean-overview-and-highlights/.
-
Jahani, Joshua. “The Second Iran Deal Must Be Better than the First.” Newsweek, 9 April 2021, www.newsweek.com/second-iran-deal-must-better-first-opinion-1582551.
-
“BBC: Joshua Jahani on WeWork’s Wall Street Debut.” BBC YouTube, uploaded by Jahani and Associates, 24 October 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O-ArCtUPI8&t=2s.
-
Jahani, Joshua. “Crypto Remittances Are a Lifeline for the World’s Most Vulnerable.” TechCrunch, 9 October 2021, www.techcrunch.com/2021/10/09/crypto-remittances-are-a-lifeline-for-the-worlds-most-vulnerable/.
Education
- M.Eng., Systems Engineering, Cornell University 2012