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Experience The ZMH Difference

Founded by Waheed Hassan in 2020, ZMH Advisors was built to revolutionize shareholder engagement and sustainability advisory through a powerful fusion of deep expertise and AI-driven data intelligence. As a minority-founded firm, we are committed to excellence, inclusion, innovation, and sustainable business practices — serving pre-IPO to Fortune 500 companies with customized, senior-led teams. 

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

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Mission

Empower clients with data-driven solutions and personalized advisory services, maximizing shareholder engagement impact through governance excellence.

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Vision

To be the #1 trusted leader in shareholder-centric sustainability disclosures and shareholder engagement, setting the benchmark for innovation, expertise, and client success.

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Values

At our core, we uphold integrity and trust, innovation, inclusion, climate and sustainability, and philanthropy.

Team

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Waheed Hassan, CFA

Founder & CEO
 

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Michael Barham

Senior Managing Director
 

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Stephen Santora

Business Development and Marketing Consultant

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Olympia Lambert

Chief Growth Officer
 

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Maxx Pinnola

Senior ESG Consultant

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Amber Howard

Senior ESG Consultant

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Elisa Gomez Gonzalez

​Senior ESG Consultant

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Saurabh Aggarwal

Analyst
 

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​Syed Muhammad Irtiza Wahidi

Analyst

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Moiz Ali Abedin

Software Engineer
 

Our Experts

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Abigail Beach, CSRP, ENS

Former ESG Lead: Discover Financial Services, IBM, PowerSchool

Expertise:
Sustainability Reporting and Shareholder Engagement  

 

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Aniel Mahabier

Founder & CEO, CGLytics, Senior Advisor to Diligent Corporation

Expertise:
ESG Data Analytics, Corporate Governance



 

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Aruna Narayanan

Founder, Real Impact Solutions, UAE

Expertise:
Sustainability and DEI




 

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Michelle M. Warner

​Former: Board Director, MKS Instruments, Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI), General Counsel (USG Corp), Deputy General Counsel (Motorola Solutions)

Expertise:
ESG/Corporate Governance, Board Engagement, M&A, Shareholder Activism

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Patricia Lenkov

Founder & President, Agility Executive Search, Former: Teneo, Spencer Stuart, Heidrick & Struggles

Expertise:
Board Gap Analysis, Board Composition, Director Recruitment

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Virginia “Ginny” Fogg

Former General Counsel, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)

Expertise:
Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, Investor and Stakeholder Engagement
 

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Zeehasham Rasheed, Ph.D

​CACI International, Verizon, AOL, Adjunct Professor George Mason University

Expertise:
ESG Analytics (AI and NLP)
Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics

Get in Touch

ZMH Advisors, LLC 

1939 Roland Clark Pl, Suite 350 

Reston, VA 20191 

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info@zmhadvisors.com 

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US: Washington, DC (HQ), New York, Philadelphia  

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International: Bangalore, Dubai, Karachi, Lisbon, Riyadh

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