Mr. Riaz holds a master’s degree in Development Economics from Williams College, Massachusetts, USA with a post graduate diploma in Mathematics and Economics from University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. He also has a master’s degree in Defense and Strategic Studies from National Defense University Islamabad. He has over 36 years’ experience and have held senior level jobs in various ministries and departments of Government of Pakistan both within and outside the country. His jobs involved policy making, diplomacy, negotiations of trade, customs, finance, investments and economic related laws and rules. He has served in the Federal Board of Revenue, the Prime Minister’s office, and the National Assembly Secretariat. He was Trade and Commercial Counsellor in the embassy of Pakistan Paris, France and also remained as Counsel General Istanbul, Turkey. He has served on the Board of State Bank of Pakistan as a Director and also served as Member of the Monetary Policy Committee. His last assignment was as Secretary of the National Assembly of Pakistan before he joined the PTC Board in 2019.