Faraz Fookeer

I work at the fault line where emerging technology collides with real-world systems, regulation, and human decision-making. With over 20 years inside asset management, investment banking, and fintech, I’ve seen how hype-driven innovation often fails once it meets legacy infrastructure, risk controls, and accountability. My focus is on what actually works: applying generative AI, automation, and data technologies in environments where mistakes have consequences. I advise on digital transformation, AI governance, and product strategy, challenging the assumption that more technology automatically means better outcomes. Alongside hands-on industry delivery, I’m completing a Master’s in AI Ethics & Society, examining how power, incentives, and ethics shape the future of AI in finance and...