Omeed Malik is an American executive and the current founder and CEO of the merchant bank Farvahar Partners.[1]
Omeed Malik | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Emory University (JD) Colgate University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Executive, banker, lawyer |
Early life
editOmeed Malik was born in New Jersey to an Iranian mother and a Pakistani father.[2] He received his Juris Doctor degree from Emory University Law School and his bachelor's degree from Colgate University.[3]
Career
editMalik started as a spokesperson for Representative Donald Payne[4] He worked as a corporate lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York before joining MF Global and later Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the prime brokerage business and to lead the emerging manager program.[5][6] Malik left Bank of America in January 2018 to launch an advisory firm for hedge funds and alternative investment managers.[6] Later reports indicated that Malik was forced out after investigations into allegations of inappropriate conduct, which Malik disputed and filed a $100 million arbitration claim against Bank of America on the basis of defamation, retaliation, breach of contract, and discrimination against his Muslim background.[7][8][9] In July 2018, Bank of America settled the case and paid Malik an eight-figure sum.[7]
In 2018, Malik has appeared on Showtime's TV series Billions in a cameo role.[10]
In 2020, Neil Patel brought in Malik as a new partner of The Daily Caller.[11]
In 2022, Malik founded 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm which focuses on products and companies associated with conservative values.[12] In 2023, it made its first investment into the new media company lead by Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel.[13]
In 2023, Malik's Colombier Acquisition Corp agreed to merge with online marketplace Public Square.[14]
Malik was an early supporter of the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Malik Launches Merchant-Banking Business". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Disgraced ex-BofA exec raises uncomfortable questions about #MeToo". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/PSQH/company-people/executive-profile/204042773
- ^ "Republicans sympathetic, Demos wary of call for union sunshine bill". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Unconventional Lawyers: The Enduring Value of a Legal Education". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Ex-Bank of America executive Malik to launch fund advisory firm". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b "BOA settles with exec who says whistleblowing led to bogus sex harassment claims". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Bank of America executive seeks $100 million in damages in defamation claim". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Meet the Lawyer Representing Wall Street's #MeToo Men". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Omeed Malik Surfaces in Season Premiere of Showtime's 'Billions'". Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Concha, Joe (August 17, 2020). "NY Democrat Omeed Malik joins Daily Caller as minority investor, contributing editor". The Hill. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/10/18/conservatives-are-spending-millions-to-build-a-parallel-economy-of-anti-woke-businesses/
- ^ Hagey, Keach (2023-10-17). "Tucker Carlson's Media Company Secures Investment Led by New Anti-Woke' Firm 1789 Capital". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-26/omeed-malik-s-spac-near-deal-with-patriotic-marketplace-publicsq-sources
- ^ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/21/robert-f-kennedy-jr-gets-boost-wall-street-veteran.html