Imran Khan

Imran Khan (born 1977) is a technology executive, entrepreneur and investor. He is the Founder and Chair of the Investment Committee of Proem Asset Management LP. Prior to Proem, he was the Chief Strategy Officer of the American multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc., where he helped lead the company to IPO as well as build up the operation, sales, expand business partnerships and manage overall corporate strategy. Before joining Snap Inc. in 2015, Khan was the head of global internet investment banking at Credit Suisse where he had a leading role on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's IPO, the largest share sale ever.

Early life and education An immigrant from Bangladesh, Khan finished his high school from The Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka (1994). Then he passed H.S.C. from Dhaka College in 1996. He was a renowned debater during his college life. He moved to Colorado as a student. In 2000, he received his B.S.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Denver.

JPMorgan and Credit Suisse In 2004, Khan was hired by JPMorgan as a researcher and eventually became Head of Global Internet and US Entertainment Equity Research becoming one of JPMorgan's youngest managing directors at the age of 29. While at JPMorgan, Khan was ranked the second best internet analyst by Institutional Investor’s annual rankings of researchers. As the firm's Global Head of Internet Investment Banking, Khan is known for his leading role on the $25 billion Alibaba IPO, the largest ever share sale. He also worked on the IPOs of American companies like Groupon, GoDaddy and Box, as well as Chinese companies including Weibo, Jumei and Toudu. When Khan was hired at Credit Suisse, the company was already in discussions with Alibaba, a deal that Khan helped win due to prior relationships he had with the Chinese company. In his first 30 months at Snap Inc., he helped grow revenue from $0 to $728 million. He also helped secure a $200 million investment in Snapchat from Alibaba in 2015 as well as an additional $1.8 billion in funding in 2016.

In March 2017, Snap Inc. went public, with the company reaching a market cap high of $34 billion within two days of its IPO. Khan reportedly had over $145 million worth of stock at the time of Snap Inc's IPO.

In 2018, Khan founded Proem Asset Management LP, a hedge fund specializing in concentrated long/short equity investments.

In August 2023, entities managed by Khan acquired a 2.5% stake in Dave Inc. In addition, Khan joined the Board of Directors. Khan also serves on the Board of Directors of Zeta Global.