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Aijaz Hussain Shaik

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Senior Director, Thought Leadership & Research at Empower
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Aijaz is a seasoned thought leadership and research executive with over 20 years of experience at firms like Empower, GHD, and Deloitte. He specializes in designing research programs and developing data-driven insights on U. S. consumer markets to enhance brand eminence. Colleagues describe him as a diligent, reliable, and phenomenal thought leader.

His research at Deloitte, for which he won multiple outstanding performance awards, was pivotal in securing important client sales and delivering landmark industry studies.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Thought Leadership & Research
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
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AI & Data Infrastructure
Shares data-centric posts on the AI technology stack, U. S. data center construction, and the national power grid, highlighting trends in technology infrastructure.
Consumer Financial Trends
His current role involves creating thought leadership on U. S. consumer markets. He has co-authored studies on inflation's impact on household spending and financial mindsets.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Senior Director, Thought Leadership & Research
Empower
9-2023 - 1-2025
Global Head of Thought Leadership, Research, & Content
GHD
2-2023 - 9-2023
Global Head of Thought Leadership & Research
GHD
6-2018 - 2-2023
Research Leader | Research & Insights
Deloitte
6-2016 - 5-2018
Associate Vice President | Research & Insights
Deloitte
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Education
Executive Education
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Osmania University, Hyderabad
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