Dr. Karen Hunt-Ahmed has worked in the banking sector in Chicago and for a private equity fund in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Her research interests include moral beliefs and business practice, ethical investing, globalization and Islamic finance. She is working on a book entitled: The "Business" of Culture: Morality and Practice in Islamic Finance. She currently is teaching Islamic Finance at DePaul University's College of Commerce. This class is one of only two Islamic finance classes offered in the United States. She is also on the advisory committee of DePaul's Center for Financial Services and consults for private equity, legal and asset management firms interested in Shariah compliant investment products.

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