areeb masood

Chief Product Officer at droppRWA

Bio Summary

Dr. Areeb Masood is Chief Product Officer at droppRWA, where he takes sovereign and institutional mandates from regulatory intent to live production across five asset classes including real estate, private capital, commodities, Sukuk, and energy.

His consulting practice sits at the intersection of product, policy, and delivery. Fifteen years across consulting, energy, and emerging technology, underpinned by a PhD in Business. He has negotiated high-value deals including VASPs and PPAs in South East Asia, contributed to UNEP publications as a reviewer, and added value to business systems for countless small business owners across Pakistan.

Based in New York and Rome with active engagements across MENA and South East Asia, Dr. Areeb takes on work involving regulated markets, sovereign or institutional partnerships, market entry, or product strategy for infrastructure that has to clear compliance before it ships.

If your challenge sits in one of these areas, he welcomes a conversation about scope and fit.

Employment History

Managing Director

droppGroup

March 2025 - present

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Executive oversight for the droppGroup portfolio, which operates regulated AI, blockchain, and real-world asset infrastructure for sovereign and institutional clients. The role sits above the operating companies, focused on g ...see more

Chief Product Officer

droppRWA

April 2025 - present

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Own product strategy and delivery for droppRWA's regulator-native sovereign tokenization infrastructure, where national legal and regulatory requirements are embedded directly into the platform rather than wrapped around it. ...see more

Partner

Ideas Forest

December 2019 - present

Islamabad, Pakistan

Cross-border delivery and advisory across technology, energy, and sustainability, including work delivered through partner agencies and subcontracted engagements. Supported engagements involving public-sector, UN, and enterpr ...see more

Operations Consultant

droppGroup

September 2024 - March 2025

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

• Supported market entry and partnership strategy through stakeholder and market research • Built execution plans, reporting structures, and operating cadence to make delivery measurable • Worked across product, engin ...see more

Technical Consultant

SPW19 Co., Ltd

December 2017 - January 2019

Bangkok, Thailand

Engaged as a technical consultant supporting plasma energy and renewable power initiatives across Thailand and the broader ASEAN region. Work centred on a 7.5 MW power plant in Phetchaburi and a portfolio of hybrid and renewa ...see more

Lecturer

COMSATS University Islamabad

June 2017 - January 2018

Islamabad, Pakistan

Case studies, Projects, Real-time business simulations and drills.

Trainer & Consultant

SMEDA

January 2015 - December 2017

Islamabad, Pakistan

Engaged by SMEDA, the SME development authority under Pakistan's Ministry of Industries & Production, as a consultant and resource person supporting capacity building for entrepreneurs across the country. Engagement reached o ...see more

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:

Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies Consultation

Industry: Technology

Topic(s): Strategic Roadmaps, Business Analysis, Strategic Technology Planning, Digital Project Management, Emerging Technologies

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Challenges in change of policy

Industry: Corporate Banking

Topic(s): Human Resource Planning, Human Resource Strategy, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Strategic Alignment, Client Needs Assessment

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Respond to Proposal from the United Nations

Industry: Accounting and Audit

Topic(s): Development Programmes, Donor-Advised Funds, Business Consulting, Capacity Management & Planning, Business Process Monitoring (BPM)

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Packaging and sustainability research

Industry: Paper and Packaging

Topic(s): Full-Cycle Recruitment, Agile Management, Program, Project and Service Management, Packaging Design, Sustainability Reporting

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Market Research in South East Asia

Industry: Enterprise Software

Topic(s): Data Collection, Data Processing, Behavioral Interviewing, Report Writing, Internal Control Evaluation

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ESG research

Industry: Corporate Banking

Topic(s): ESG Analysis, Environmental Social And Governance (ESG) Issues, ESG Investing, Business Reporting, Report Writing

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Aviation Accounting

Industry: Business & General Aviation

Topic(s): Corporate Travel Management, Airline Economics, Aviation Finance, Aviation, Accounting Management

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Business Plan Development

Industry: Chemicals

Topic(s): Chemical Biology, Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Production, Design For Manufacture And Assembly (DFMA), Copywriting

Certificates

Youth Energy Academy, Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM 2.5, Thailand Summer SCENE Programme, University of Oxford, London

Education

PhD

National Defence University

2020

Masters in Energy Management

COMSATS

2011

Bachelor of Business Administrations (Honors)

2009

Language Skills

English

Country Experience

Germany India Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand United Arab Emirates United States Switzerland

Skills

Business

Consulting,

Business Strategy,

Strategic Partnership

Human Resources

Full-Cycle Recruitment

Marketing and Public Relations

Investor Relations,

Market Research

Industry Experience

Professional Services

Accounting and Audit,

Management Consulting,

People and Talent