Mr. Asim Ilyas has been working as Assistant Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Management Sciences, GIFT University, Gujranwala since 2010. Prior to joining GIFT University as a permanent faculty member, he served the same University as a visiting faculty member for almost four years. In addition to teaching as a visiting faculty member, he established a couple of businesses.  His research interests include behavioral finance, portfolio management, and capital structure. He teaches at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He has a passion to teach courses in Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Equity Analysis, Portfolio Management, and Financial Markets. He has conducted consultancy Projects at various national and multinational organizations like Golden Pumps, Haroon Textiles, Golden Dynamics, Telenor Pakistan, and Citizen Plastic to name the few. 

He also held various administrative positions at GIFT which includes; Director Undergraduate program, Director Business Projects, Head of the department, and remained a member of various academic bodies including Board of Studies, Board of Faculty, Board of Advanced Studies and Research, and Academic Council. His major achievements in administrative roles were improved ranking of school of Management Sciences (ranked among the top 15 Business Schools in Pakistan), award of National Business Education Accreditation Council, initiative of Professional Development Program, and launch of corporate consultancy projects.  

Prior to joining GIFT University, Mr. Asim completed his Masters in Business Administration from Wright State University, USA and Bachelors in Business administration from Georgia State University, USA. He was named President Honor role and Deans Honor role various times during his University education.  He is a member of the AIMR organization.