Dr. Mufti Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani is a highly respected Islamic finance scholar who has served as an advisor/member of independent Sharia Boards of several renowned institutions in various jurisdictions since 1997 including the State Bank of Pakistan, Takaful Pakistan Ltd, Pakistan Mercantile Association, UBS -Switzerland, Guidance Financial Group USA, Lloyds TSB Bank -UK, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JABIC), Credit Suisse Switzerland, Royal Bank of Scotland Global, AIG Takaful, ACR ReTakaful Malaysia, Bank of London and Middle East Kuwait, BMI Bank Bahrain, Al Khaliji Bank Qatar, and many more. 

 

He also served as an Executive Committee Member of AAOIFI (Dubai), the world’s leading non-profit institution responsible for the development and issuance of standards for the global Islamic finance industry. Dr. Usmani is the son of world-renowned Islamic finance scholar Justice (Retd.) Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, who in 2020 ranked first in The Muslim 500 Most Influential Islamic figures in the world. Both serve as members of Guidance’s independent sharia supervisory board with Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani serving as its Chairman. 

Hussam Qutub has served in a number of senior capacities with Guidance Residential since its first year in business. He joined Guidance Residential in 2003 as Vice President of Marketing and Communications where he played a significant role in the company's first 10 years of expansion and its path to dominance in the marketplace. During his tenure, Mr. Qutub has been a featured speaker on the topic of Islamic home financing at over a dozen major conferences and has been quoted in a number of major national and international news outlets. Today, he leads Guidance’s national sales and business development efforts with a major focus on growing the company’s market share and its relationships with Realtors and community leaders. Mr. Qutub is a graduate of George Mason University where he earned a BA in International Relations.