Omer Imtiazuddin, MBA, is managing director of the Social Impact Funds at the American Heart Association (AHA) Ventures. A seasoned expert in impact investing, social entrepreneurship and global health, Imtiazuddin has spent over 25 years in both private and public sectors in the United States and around the world. Over 100 million people have been impacted through the work of his portfolio companies. Prior to joining the American Heart Association, he served as managing director of Finca Ventures, an early-stage global impact investing fund focusing on agriculture, global health, and financial inclusion that reached over 15 million people. He also led Innovative Finance for the Global Health Bureau at the United Stata Agency for International Development (USAID).

Frequently cited in mainstream media, Imtiazuddin has lectured at Wharton, Duke, and MIT Business Schools and advised on global initiatives including the USAID COVID-19 Task Force and the World Bank’s High Level Taskforce on Innovative International Financing for Health Systems. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Yale University.