S2 Ep2: Malak Kraisha, CFA

02/08/23 • 20 min

Malak Kraisha, CFA, shares her experience of earning the CFA charter during the COVID-19 pandemic to become one of the youngest CFA charterholders in the Middle East, and how she leverages the knowledge she has gained from the charter in her role as a venture capitalist in the fintech space.

Achieve one of the highest distinctions in the investment management profession: Become a Chartered Financial Analyst®. As a CFA® charterholder, you will have the knowledge and the skills to thrive in the competitive investing industry. Learn more at https://cfainst.is/CFAProgram. Learn on the go with CFA Institute. Explore our range of online courses about trending investment areas such as climate finance, data science and cryptocurrency. Learn more at https://cfainst.is/OnlineCourses. Thank you for listening, if you enjoyed this episode please tell a friend and be sure to leave a review. To find the full line-up of CFA Institute podcasts, visit https://cfainst.is/podcasts.

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