Ambereen Mirza is a consultant and strategic advisor to entrepreneurs and investors. She has coordinated findings for business plans, marketing initiatives, and development of fundraising agendas for executives in the hi-tech, real estate, and financial services industries. Most recently, she conducted a study for the Economist Intelligence Unit, on the environment for making private equity investments in Pakistan. The study took a mid-term view, considering the present market developments and risks, as well as the near-term and long-term potential for investment opportunities. The analysis revolved around the following themes: the political and security environment, macroeconomic environment, investment environment, private equity environment, and sectoral opportunities in infrastructure, healthcare, education and energy. Outside of work, Ambereen is involved with several nonprofits in the area, including the Indus Women Leaders, a professional networking group for South Asian women. She was also the Session Chair for " Borderless Entrepreneurship: Leveraging the International Value Chain," a forum that served to explore international strategies for start-ups at the annual TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Conference entitled "Spring to Innovation." Ambereen is a graduate of Tufts University.