Born and raised in Baltimore, he studied real estate, worked in commercial real estate, and after 9/11 decided he was going to Pakistan to make a difference.
وُلد و نشأ في بلتيمور, درس العقارات, عمل في العقارات التجارية, وبعد 11/9 قرر أن يذهب الى باكستان ليصنع فارِقاً.