Asif Aziz is the founder and CEO of Criterion Capital, which manages a London property portfolio. He is also Chair of the Aziz Foundation, which runs a postgraduate scholarships programme for British Muslims, having awarded over 550 scholarships to date across 50+ British universities. The Foundation has also partnered with organizations in sectors where Muslims are traditionally underrepresented, like journalism, to offer over 100 paid internships. The Foundation is also behind the high-profile Ramadan Lights street display in London’s West End, the Trafalgar Square Iftar and the opening of the Piccadilly Prayer Space in the Trocadero in central London. It also works to raise awareness of Islamophobia and held a gala event to mark the UN Day to Combat Islamophobia. The Foundation strives to ensure that British Muslims have equal opportunities to engage and contribute to wider society.