Karim Shariff
Partner,
Leader of our Construction, Building Products, Real Estate and B2B Services sector
About Karim
Expertise
Karim Shariff is the head of our EMEA Construction, Building Products, Real Estate and B2B Services sector. He also leads our Education work in the Middle East.
Karim has nearly 20 years of consulting experience with Bain, having joined the firm in 1999. He spent considerable time with Bain in the United States and Europe before relocating to the Middle East in 2008.
He has a broad base of consulting experience advising senior executives and government leaders on strategy, organization, performance improvement, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and transformation.
Additionally, Karim is passionate about supporting education institutes, foundations and non-profit organizations through Bain’s Social Impact practice.
Karim holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BBA from Emory University.
Recent Insights
- “Constructing an M&A Strategy in Building Products,” Infographic, September 2023
- “Bain & Company announces key partnership with KAUST on the Future of Semiconductors Forum 2023 in KSA,” Press release, May 2023
- “Global investments in engineering and R&D to grow at 10% CAGR despite downturn,” Press release, May 2023
- “Five Ways to Improve Circularity in the Middle East’s Construction Sector,” Sustainability ME News, March 2023, Advanced Manufacturing & Services
- “Five Ways to Improve Circularity in Construction ,” Brief, December 2022