Title: Wealth Practice Lead for North America
Company: Publicis Sapient
Location: Anaheim, California, United States
Wasim Rahman, wealth practice lead for North America at Publicis Sapient, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in finance.
Across more than 15 years in the field, Mr. Rahman has built up his reputation as a singular finance professional with a customer-driven approach and insight into how the largest firms in the world operate. His professional journey started in 2009 as a fund analyst for Northern Trust, where he established his credentials in financial services and investment. In 2011, Mr. Rahman became a senior hedge fund analyst for Goldman Sachs. This early experience exposed him to a diverse client base and challenges while providing him with perspective on how Goldman Sachs manages its hedge funds.
In 2012, Mr. Rahman joined Publicis Sapient as a senior product manager. This consulting firm collaborates with major companies and public sector groups for a wide range of services focused on digital transformation. Publicis Sapient’s business partners include Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Nissan, Verizon, Walmart and more. The company has over 70 offices around the world with 20,000-plus employees.
For his day-to-day responsibilities with Publicis Sapient, Mr. Rahman oversees the wealth and asset management side of the company in the North America region. He prioritizes working with each client individually to understand their needs and goals rather than attempting to push the same solutions on everyone. Among his achievements with Publicis Sapient, Mr. Rahman most fondly remembers one challenging assignment where he consulted with a client whose business unit was on the verge of shutting down, potentially leading to the layoff of 50 employees. Working with the company to transform its technology over the course of two years, he was proud to see the changes implemented and to witness the company not only surviving but thriving in the years since.
Prior to embarking upon his career journey, Mr. Rahman pursued an education that he could rely on. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from Bangalore University in his home country of India in 2009, followed by a Master of Business Administration from the same institution. After immigrating to the United States, Mr. Rahman earned an Executive Master of Business Administration in strategic business management from Harvard University in 2017. He has further solidified his expertise through a wide range of continued education and skill training. Among other qualifications, Mr. Rahman is certified as a Six Sigma yellow belt; in SQL programming through the Project Management Institute Inc.; in financial markets through the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.; in the Dodd-Frank Act through the New York Institute of Finance; as a Scrum product owner through VMEdu.com; in artificial intelligence (AI) through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; in the ethics of AI through the University of Helsinki; as a cryptocurrency expert and a metaverse expert through the Blockchain Council; in digital adoption through WalkMe; and in algorithmic trading, Amazon Web Services cloud concepts, becoming an AI-first product leader, business intelligence for consultants, Python, Salesforce essentials, Tableau, and user experience (UX) design through LinkedIn.
In addition to his esteemed career, Mr. Rahman is a loving husband and father to one daughter. He spends his free time hunting and enjoying activities with his daughter. Focused on the increasing prevalence of generative AI in the technology world, Mr. Rahman’s goal for the future is to make sure that individuals and organizations can effectively leverage these advancements while maintaining effective human oversight. He is interested in becoming a chief product officer, potentially at an AI-led investment firm or other product-focused company within the wealth management sector.
For more information, please visit:
Contact Mr. Rahman: