Shakeel joined CD&R in 2024. Previously, he worked as a Senior Vice President at Blackstone for 15 years, focusing on finance and operations. Prior to that, he held finance and strategy roles at Merrill Lynch and UBS Investment Bank. Shakeel is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, as well as dual B.S. degrees in Accounting and Computer Science from CUNY Brooklyn College.