Zarine Kharas
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Zarine Kharas | |
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.jpg) Zarine Kharas at JustGiving Awards 2016 | |
| Born | June 1951 (age 74) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Occupations | Co-founder, Justgiving |
Dame Zarine Kharas DBE (born June 1951) is a British businesswoman, and the co-founder, with Anne-Marie Huby and Uday Khemka, of Justgiving, an online giving platform.
Kharas was born on 14 June 1951,[1] in a Parsi family and grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, the daughter of a civil engineer father, Cursetjee and mother, Parin Kharas.[2][3] She attended Karachi Grammar, Pakistan then went to the UK, in the late 1970's to study law at Girton College, Cambridge.[4]
She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Law[5] and began work for Lawrence Graham and Linklaters & Paines, both solicitor firms specialising in corporate and financial law. She then joined Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). When the head of CSFB, Hans-Joerg Rudloff, left to start his own investment banking operation, MC Securities, she followed him, becoming responsible for strategy and operations in Warsaw.[5] Later she went back to her law firm roots, working with Simmons & Simmons.[6]
She lives in Maida Vale, London[4]