Founder, AI for Business and Life and Money Master HQ
Shihan Sheriff, FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia), MBA (General), MBA (Data Science & AI), UAECA, CAAB, CAIS, is a finance executive and the founder of AI for Business and Life. He is Chief Financial Officer of Esanjo Ventures and Group and Vice President of Finance at Nomod, a Y Combinator-backed fintech. He is a four-time Amazon bestselling and two-time international award-winning author.
Shihan is VP of Finance at Nomod, a Y Combinator-backed fintech, and CFO at Esanjo, with more than 20 years in finance and accounting leadership across the UAE and beyond.
He studied data science and AI before it was everywhere, earning an MBA (Data Science & AI) with High Distinction (he also holds an MBA (General)), and has since completed more than 100 AI training programs. He uses AI every day to build tools, write, analyze numbers and run his businesses. He is a four-time Amazon bestselling author, a two-time international award-winning author, the host of The Money Master HQ Show podcast and the host of the Growth & Scale Summits.
AI for Business and Life is where he shares what works for him: the prompts, tools and habits he uses to work faster while still checking every number.
20+ years in finance and accounting leadership
MBA in Data Science & AI (High Distinction)
100+ AI training programs completed
4x Amazon bestselling author
Roles
Chief Financial Officer, Esanjo Ventures and Group
Vice President of Finance, Nomod (Y Combinator-backed fintech)
Founder, Money Master HQ (SS Coaching, LLC) and AI for Business and Life
Vice Chairman, Sri Lankan Business Council UAE
Host, Business Growth & Scale Summit 2024 and Passive Income Summit 2025
Education and professional qualifications
MBA (General), Torrens University, Australia
MBA (Data Science and AI), Ascencia Business School, Collège de Paris, France
Fellow Chartered Management Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) through CIMA (UK), and CPA through CPA Australia
Author
Four-time Amazon bestselling and two-time international award-winning author
Author of "Accounting Fundamentals: A Non-Finance Manager's Guide to Finance and Accounting"
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Related resources
Shihan Sheriff: The founder's own site, with his full background as a finance leader.
Money Master HQ: Plain-English finance and accounting education, books, tools and resources for business owners, entrepreneurs and non-finance professionals.