Beyond business, Shaheryar is active in civic and philanthropic leadership, serving on the boards of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and Crime Stoppers Halton. He has helped raise millions of dollars for hospitals across Ontario and has supported Habitat for Humanity fundraising efforts. In 2023, he played a leadership role in a $2 million pledge toward the construction of Niagara South Hospital.
Shaheryar is also the author of the novel Shells on the Sand, a historical fiction work inspired by a family’s escape from Kuwait during the First Gulf War.
Shaheryar holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, a Master’s in Liberal Arts from Harvard University, and is a CFA charterholder.