Chief Legal Officer at ILS Investment Management

Please send connection requests to - www.linkedin.com/in/omarmirza1 ABOUT: Originally from Australia. Principal investing professional with 20+ years experience and post grad qualifications in both law and finance. Proven leadership in time sensitive situations with the ability to originate, structure and close complex transactions. Clients include (re)insurance and financial services firms, and investment funds. LEADERSHIP: *Board Member, The Legal Aid Society NLP (New York), 2013 - present *Board Member, TMA Global (Chicago), 2014-16 *Global Chair, NextGen (TMA Global), 2013 *TMA Global Chairmans Award (TMA Global), 2013 *Chair, Emerging Leader Summit, The M&A Advisor (New York), 2013 *US 40 Under 40 Award Recipient, The M&A Advisor (New York), 2012 *Founder & Chair, TMA Global NextGen Leadership Conference (New York), 2012-13 *Founder & Chair, NextGen (TMA New York), 2010-12 *Chair, TMA Global Annual Convention (San Diego), 2011 - 650 attendees + 54 panelists *Speaker, "Distressed Investing Market Update"​, TMA Global Annual Convention (Orlando), 2010 *Founded TMA Global NextGen Leadership conference (from idea to business case to funding to execution) and chaired first 2 years after start up. Now annual two day event in NYC bringing together TMA's future leaders from 40+ chapters globally, Wall Street titans and Wharton business school *Founded KPMG’s Portfolio Solutions Group - at the height of the financial crisis selected to lead the start up of a new global service line. Authored proprietary methodology and member of steering committee with several members of KPMG global leadership. Business now operates in 5 countries * Founded, built and manage largest online community globally dedicated to distressed investing and restructuring. 29,000+ members in over 100 countries. Rapidly growing *Captain, Club XI team at Melbourne Cricket Club. Rep tours to Hong Kong, Vanuatu, Malaysia and Thailand (2003-09) Enjoy time with family, cricket, travel, wine and entertaining friends.