Umar is passionate about responsible and impact investing and the potential of partnerships among business and and philanthropy. For over 20 years, much of his work has been on behalf of ethical and responsible sponsors, investors, and business owners seeking to create positive impact through participatory, inclusive, and more responsible transactions and projects. ​

Umar’s work includes structuring a variety of funds and investment vehicles focused on real estate and a broad array of real estate initiatives, including acquisitions, refinancings, development projects, and the design of novel residential and commercial real estate projects. He also has significant experience in private equity, cross border finance, and emerging economies. 

Umar is adjunct faculty at graduate law schools in the US where he teaches courses at the intersection of business, ethics, faith and responsibility. He is the author of A Socially Responsible Islamic Finance: Character and the Common Good (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2017) and has spoken at numerous forums. Umar has previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Hartford Seminary, a graduate educational institution. ​

Umar earned his J.D. from Temple University and his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is admitted to practice only by the Bars of the States of New York, Texas, and Washington DC. He is fluent in Arabic and Urdu.​