My name is Younas Saleem. I was born in Lahore, Pakistan and moved to the U.S in 2000. Most of my childhood years was spent in Pakistan. My childhood was full of one hospital trip to another. First, it was a fractured arm, another time, a broken foot, and yet another instance where I injured my head not once, but 3 times. On top of all of that, I burned my arm once and jumped off the second floor of my house on a dare. Having such an eventful childhood set the tone for the rest of my life, however- not in terms of hurting me, but by ensuring that I would set out into the world and explore all possibilities without the fear of falling. I knew the consequences; whether it was a period in a hospital room or perhaps a minor setback in the workplace, but everything in the end has taught me to leap into life without looking down.

Currently, I am living in Queens, New York. I work as an assistant coordinator at International High School Technology Department (please see my resume for responsibilities at my work). In my department we have a total of 10 people (you can click here for the opinions those people have of me). While working full time, I am also attending school full time as a senior at Queens College, majoring in Corporate Finance and Economics, and also a minor in Sociology. It is pretty difficult both working and attending school full time, but I am able to prioritize my time well regardless. It also doesn’t hurt that I love what I am studying. It really captures my attention, and I find it fascinating to learn about the way financial markets perform, the appropriate management of financial risk, the valuation of financial securities and what caused them to have the effect that they have. It is really interesting to see how big companies fall in this market and how one company’s losses can be a big gain for another company.

In five years, I would like to be a chief finance officer (or as close to this position as possible) and to have an idea for the successful start of my own business. My goal is to become an entrepreneur and make my own name in this life. At this point in time, because I am graduating this June, I am looking for a job related to my major which will assist me in moving on into the financial industry.

Life will go on and opportunity will come…

Younas Saleem About Me