Imaad Zuberi

Imaad Zuberi (born 1970) is a Pakistani-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and philanthropist political fundraiser. He is a partner in Avenue Ventures and has written about foreign investments. Among his major investments is the Al Areen Palace & Spa resort in Bahrain.

Education Zuberi was born in Pakistan and moved to the United States with his parents at the age of three.

He earned a BSc in 1997 from the University of Southern California.

Career

Zuberi was Vice President of strategic development for Manhattan Street Capital and ran its FundAthena. He also served as vice president of Avenue Ventures and previously was vice president of strategy and market/corporate development at AEGON.

He has advised the Chinese government on economic policy and in 2015 was listed as a "Hillblazer," as those who raised at least $100,000 for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign were known. In 2017, Zuberi contributed $900,000 to Donald Trump's presidential inaugural committee.

He also supported Democrat Terry McAuliffe's 2013 Virginia gubernatorial campaign and the Organizing for Action advocacy group.

Philanthropy Zuberi has supported the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the Clinton Foundation Criminal charges On February 4, 2019, federal prosecutors in New York subpoenaed communications between Zuberi and the Inaugural Committee as part of a broader investigation that included fraud and money laundering.

On October 22, 2019, Zuberi agreed to plead guilty to charges of falsifying records of his work as a foreign agent, tax evasion, and making nearly $1 million in illegal campaign contributions. Court documents alleged that Zuberi sought contributions from individuals in Bahrain and Sri Lanka, but instead kept the majority of the money for himself.