Led by a career CIO and CISO with twenty years building, securing, and delivering technology inside investment banks, trading platforms, payment networks, and international holdings. We sit on the buyer's side of the table — not the vendor's.
Each engagement is scoped to a defined outcome with clear deliverables, not open-ended retainers. Engagement can be project-based, interim leadership, or ongoing advisory.
Senior technology leadership for firms that need the judgement of a CIO without a full-time hire. We own the strategy, the vendors, and the roadmap.
Security leadership and compliance expertise for UAE-regulated entities. Aligned to DFSA, FSRA, UAE IA, and international standards.
When advice isn't enough. Execution for cross-functional technology initiatives where failure isn't an option and the board is watching.
There is a reason boutique advisory is different from the Big Four. We structure every engagement around four principles — and we say no to work that doesn't fit them.
The job of an advisor is to make the client smarter, not more dependent. If we're still on retainer in year three doing the same work as year one, we've failed.
We focus on the sectors we've actually operated in. That depth is what lets us go further than generalist consultancies — and faster than firms that have to learn your business before they can help it.
Every client begins with a scoping call. Below are the typical engagement shapes — pricing is proposed after scope, never before.
A defined diagnostic with a named deliverable. Ideal for a board that needs an independent view before committing budget.
Interim CIO or CISO engagement. Retained leadership capacity without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive hire.
Execution leadership on a defined technology initiative. Milestone-based commercial structure with clear acceptance criteria.
The Multiverse is led by a career technology executive with two decades of hands-on experience building, running, and transforming IT organisations inside investment banking, trading, payments, and regulated financial services — across the UAE, Europe, and the GCC.
The practice is built on senior operating experience at Group CIO, CIO, and CISO level. Engagements to date have spanned core banking assessment and implementation, enterprise architecture, cloud adoption, group-level IT governance, digital transformation, and the delivery of trading, payments, and data platforms in production.
The advisory approach is informed by direct experience of what actually works: selecting vendors, negotiating contracts, surviving audits, responding to incidents, migrating core systems under regulatory deadlines, and recovering programmes that went sideways.
Academic background includes a Master's in IT, a Bachelor's in Economics, a Civil Law diploma, and an Executive MBA from IMD Lausanne (2025). Working languages: English, German, Russian.
The short version — most consultancies sell what they've read about. We advise on what we've built, run, and survived.
Full biography, references, and named engagement history provided after NDA.
Every engagement begins with a 30-minute scoping call. No obligation, no sales pressure. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you — and where useful, we'll point you to someone who is.