About Us

Mohammed S. Ghouri is the Founder and Principal at Andalus Capital. He has over 25 years of experience in various management capacities including as a financial advisor and investment manager. Ghouri has held managerial positions at Ivy Investment Management, Verizon, Atlas Air and Tower Air. He specializes in creating ethical and socially responsible investment strategies serving: High Net-worth Individuals and Families, Trusts and Estates, Family Offices, Employer Sponsored Retirements and Pensions, Unions and Nonprofits.

Ghouri earned his undergraduate degree from Osmania University, M.S. fromNew York University and an M.B.A from Cornell University with further study at the Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University.

He holds the Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (S65) license and is an active member of the alumni associations of NYU and Cornell.

Reshma Ghouri is a partner and tax advisor at Andalus Capital. She is aCertified Public Accountant and a professional tax advisor with more than fifteen years experience. She specializes in income tax planning and consulting services for high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses and private foundations, and also has experience serving clients in the real estate industry.

Ms. Ghouri holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Information Systems (Cum Laude) from Queens College, City University of New York and is licensed to practice public accounting in New York.

She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AISCPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).

Haroon Latif is a due diligence and valuations specialist that servesinSenior fractional finance and strategy roles at high growth companies, and with a 20-year career that spans extensive strategy advisory and due diligence work with a background in Big 4 Accounting and top tier strategy.

Mr. Latif recently co-founded a private equity firm to capture ethnic and ethical consumer opportunities, where he led initial business development. He has also led the set-up of a small family office and supported several new ventures, including a UAE social impact incubator, and has engaged in extensive strategic advisory work for alternative investments companiesand government entities, including leading Sovereign Wealth Funds.

In previous roles, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and L.E.K. Consulting, in transactions-focused roles as a Project Manager, where he led financial due diligence and strategy assignments respectively. He also interned for a private equity firm in New York and a venture advisory firm in the UK.

Mr. Latif holds an MBA with Distinction from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, a Masters of Economics from London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Manchester. Mr. Latif is a Certified Public Accountant.

John Kozey develops portfolio and asset allocation strategies that fit both style-based objectives and client-based objectives. Most recently as an advisor to a Swiss family office, he developed quantitative, rules-based strategies for equities, futures and currencies. Prior to that, he developed factor portfolios and was a senior analyst at Thomson Reuters, and appeared extensively on Reuters Television and in the media. His career spans over 30 years in the industry, starting as an institutional trader and salesman.

He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Market Technician andAccredited Wealth Management Advisor designations. He graduated from Cornell University with an MBA, majoring in finance.

He graduated magna cum laude from Wilkes University with dual majors in economics and computer science.

Zakariya Khwaja is a Research Analyst at Andalus Capital. He is an undergraduate student at New York University Stern School of Business student with a concentration in finance. Zakariya has experience in project management, equity research, and commercial real estate lending. He also has an in depth understanding of investment analysis. At Andalus Capital, he works on research, reporting and monitoring for Endowment models, portfolio rebalancing and portfolio purification.

Kenneth Gurrola is a licensed attorney and an experienced investment banker with more than $33 billion in capital markets experience.

Mr. Gurrola holds an undergraduate degree from UCLA, an MBA fromCornell University and a JD from UC Hastings.

He is an active alumni of Cornell, UC Hastings and UCLA alumni organizations.

Abdur-Rahman Syed has more than a decade of experience in financial services, branding and corporate strategy, with an emphasis on Islamic brands. As a brand strategist, he has contributed to the naming and design of fifteen brands launched by or for Muslims in sectors as diverse as financial services, education, food, hospitality and non-profit foundations.

Mr. Syed has a BA Honors from Harvard University, with further study at the University of Chicago and Boston University. He lives in Dubai with his wife and children.