Asif Dhanani | MBA Co Founder | Head of Strategy and Transformation
Asif is a senior transformation leader and real-estate strategist with a distinguished international career spanning government, global finance and cross-border property investment. Known for his ability to bring order, clarity and strategic intent to complex organisations, he combines deep sectoral knowledge with disciplined execution across governance, operational reform and portfolio rationalisation. His leadership approach is informed by advanced professional training which includes Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2, Agile, PMP and AWS Cloud with a strong emphasis on AI and shaped by a rigorous academic grounding through an MBA in Wealth Management (Manchester Business School,) and postgraduate studies, MSc in Governance and Ethics. (University College, London)
This rare fusion of strategic insight, analytical precision and operational discipline positions him as a trusted adviser to boards navigating structural change.
A defining chapter of Asif’s career emerged during his tenure at Cluttons, where he contributed to a major Foreign Office transformation programme across the Middle East. Working across a diverse and politically sensitive estate portfolio, he helped overhaul governance frameworks, modernise valuation and reporting structures and streamline operational decision-making for senior officials. The programme strengthened diplomatic infrastructure across multiple jurisdictions, introduced transparent asset intelligence, and aligned estate strategy with evolving security and policy objectives. Asif’s capacity to operate across cultures, coordinate multi-agency stakeholders and deliver reform within a high-security context established him as a transformation specialist capable of leading in environments where discretion, precision and integrity are paramount.
Asif’s capability in transformation was shaped earlier by significant achievements in both property and financial services. At Strutt & Parker’s MENA Division, he supported strategic international growth by embedding market intelligence, digital mapping and investment planning frameworks across joint-venture and development pipelines. At Matrix Group, he led modernisation programmes within regulated property funds, strengthening governance, integrating ESG, and improving capital performance through enhanced data transparency. His early career in global finance cemented his analytical foundation: at Citibank, he played a pivotal role in an OCC audit-driven transformation project, redesigning control environments, rationalising operating processes and establishing a compliance-aligned framework that reduced risk exposure and improved operational resilience across trading functions. At NationsBank CRT, a leading derivatives house, he led a strategic transformation initiative that enhanced risk visibility, eliminated process breakpoints and modernised the end-to-end trade lifecycle. These achievements collectively demonstrate a career dedicated to elite-level organisational reform, guiding institutions through uncertainty and equipping them for long-term, sustainable performance.
Today, Asif combines strategic foresight with disciplined execution, bringing a rare blend of real estate expertise, transformation leadership and governance insight to every organisation he advises. His work is defined by precision, integrity and an unwavering focus on delivering measurable, lasting impact.