Eshtiaque Khan Mohd

Eshtiaque is currently based in Bangladesh, where he is running Project Code, a joint venture with Europe’s #1 coding bootcamp to train world class full stack engineers in Bangladesh.

Eshtiaque has worked almost a decade in investment banking (M&A), most recently working as a Vice President at Natixis. During his career, Eshtiaque worked in the Technology and Telecoms teams of Santander CIB, Daiwa Capital Advisory and GBS. During his career in investment banking, Eshtiaque has advised more than €30bn in transaction volume and has developed a deep understanding of the telecoms infrastructure and technology sector.

Eshtiaque takes a keen interest in upcoming technology and how new technology in the market are democratizing use cases for the masses, unlocking new potential and streamlining existing processes. He strongly advocates for ESG-driven capital allocation, a concept which has been instilled within him during his education at IE Business School, UWC Atlantic College and UWC South East Asia. He also dedicates his time to find innovative and mission critical infrastructure and financial solutions to protect the people of Bangladesh from climate-related adversities. Finally, Eshtiaque takes a keen interest in investing in high quality private and public opportunities in Bangladesh and beyond.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Managing Director, Project Code (A joint venture with Codeworks), Bangladesh, 2022 – Present

• Country Agent, Everbridge, Bangladesh, 2021 – Present

• VC investments in iFarmer, Truck Lagbe, Arogga, Intelligent Machines, Bangladesh, 2020 – Present

• Vice President of Telecom, Media and Technology Team, Natixis, Spain, 2021 – 2022

• M&A Associate (CRH, TMT and PUI Teams), Santander Corporate and Investment Banking, Spain, 2020 – 2021

• Investment Banking Associate (Iberia coverage), DC Advisory, Spain, 2019 – 2020

• Investment Banking Analyst & Associate (Iberia and LatAm coverage), GBS Finance, Spain, 2015 – 2019

• Co-founder, Scramblr (an IE Venture Lab Startup), Spain, 2012 – 2013

• M&A Summer Analyst, BDO Corporate Finance (Middle East), UAE, 2012 – 2012

• Wealth management apprenticeship, HSBC, Bangladesh, 2010 – 2010

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Mergers & Acquisitions, IE University, Spain, 2022 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Bachelor in Business Administration, IE Business School, Spain, 2014

• Exchange program, Harvard University, USA, 2011

• International Baccalaureate, UWC Atlantic College, United Kingdom, 2010

• International Baccalaureate, UWC of South East Asia, Singapore, 2010

• GCSE, Sunbeams, Bangladesh, 2008