Writing

I started as a business journalist and have never stopped editing. A selection, oldest first.

Equity research, 2014

• Is This Media Company a Potential Multibagger? — The Motley Fool. A turnaround thesis on McClatchy built from SEC filings.
• Why You Shouldn’t Share Wall Street’s Cheer For Woodward — Seeking Alpha, as Alpha Digger. A bearish call against the consensus.

Business journalism, Daily Tribune Bahrain, 2015-16

Senior business correspondent and editor. Beat: GCC economy, banking, energy, aviation, retail.

• Gulf airlines unaffected by low oil revenue, political conflict
• US oil drillers going bankrupt; OPEC strategy a winner?
• Beware of your friends in FB — on a Facebook patent that could tie loan eligibility to your friend network.
• Don’t jail the entrepreneurs, let them learn from failures! — interview with the chairman of MBA Fakhro Group.
• Bahrain to get new aircraft hangar

Business journalism, Daily Tribune Bahrain, 2020-22 (freelance editor)

• Bahrain Records Strong Growth
• Bahrain’s export sector hits new high
• Finance minister reaffirms Bahrain’s push for economic diversification
• Bridging Bahrain’s Future
• Minister tells ILO Bahrain sees labour rights as economic lever

Placed, not bylined

At Zil Money I built and trained the team that placed the CEO’s pieces in Forbes and Entrepreneur on a weekly cadence, and earned coverage in Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi and GCC press in Arabic and English. Ask me about ghostwriting and placement.

Curriculum

Built the Financial Trading curriculum at Shaw Academy from scratch (2016-17). Today the Kerala PSC Prep site publishes bilingual exam content daily on the same instructional principles.