Born May 23, 1962, in Montgomery (now Sahiwal), Pakistan, Imran was educated at St. Paul's English High School in Karachi, where he took his Cambridge University O' Levels Exams in 1976. In 1978 he completed the A' Levels examinations at Aitchison College. After graduating from Aitchison College, Imran joined the University of Engineering & Technology in Lahore. After completing his BS in Electrical Engineering, Imran joined the largest Pakistani newspaper chain, Jang, as Business Manager and Business Editor.

 

 

         In 1989 he went to Columbia University's Business School for an MBA, on a scholarship. During his time there, he also attended the prestigious Columbia Journalism School, and also continued to operate an entrepreneurial business. Using the services of a neighbor from Lahore he became the founder of internet email in Pakistan and started providing internet based services in Pakistan, with IMRAN.PK as the first Internet Service Provider there. With the advent of higher speed satellite communications, and finding himself on the wrong side of the governments repressive and onerous policies regarding control of telecommunications and censorship, he decided being an ISP was not his calling anymore.

 

        He then established what later became Imran INTERNETional, an international but small consulting firm, which helped bring various global financial and media organizations onto the Internet as well as providing strategy consulting. He used the success from his consulting and other new media projects to focus on bringing new products and services to

Pakistan. Among other projects, he worked to bring MasterCard and branded global credit cards to Pakistan. In 1997 Imran joined an elite team of consultants at Silicon Valley Internet Partners (now called Viant), in NY City but three months of commuting made him beat a hasty retreat to Long Island.

 

        When one of the world's largest software companies invited him to work just 20 minutes from home, he accepted, and was there from June, 1997 to December, 2003. After six and half years in that particular company, it was time to say good bye.

 

         Imran has also pioneered new ideas in the field of telematics and location-aware mobile eBusiness solutions, as CEO of EverTrac. At the same time Imran is working on an exciting aerospace and aviation related project and more information will be added the web site as time permits. Imran also founded NETRETARY, a "Secretary On Demand™" service enabling busy people to get more done by using remote virtual personal assistants.

 

          Imran's various interests include flying, cruising/boating, photography, computer art, music composition, writing, reading, movies, traveling, and many other activities.

 

          In addition, he is a frequent and popular media guest, including live interviews and appearances on CNN, and Fox News Channel, as an expert on global business strategy, sociopolitical affairs, and South East Asia. In the last few years he did not appear on radio and TV on business or technology issues to avoid any conflict of interest issues.

 

          Imran Anwar is a serial entrepreneur, media personality and published writer. He is frequently on leading global TV news channels and popular radio talk shows as a syndicated journalist and media expert. He enjoys living, boating, flying and enjoying life on the South Shore of Suffolk, in Long Island, NY.