  I have been living in the US since 1998, as I came here for University. Both my parents are of Pakistani origin, however, I was born in Iran, and left soon after the revolution for Bahrain. It was in Bahrain that I primarily grew up, leaving the island for England when I was 16, for my A-levels (high school diploma). I then came to NY for University and co-founded a company in Chicago soon after. The company is in the field of education technology. After running the technology side of the company, I found I was not really learning much as the product was in maintenance mode. I then left that company to further my experience and I am leading a software development team for a financial firm, here in Chicago. 