Pakistan's Most Amazing Money Manager Gets No Respect

In Pakistan, it’s difficult to find a more successful money manager than Maheen Rahman.

The 39-year-old turned a loss—making asset management company into a profitable acquisition target, led her flagship equity fund to the country’s top performance and positioned her new firm for what she estimates will be a 40 percent jump in client assets this year. For all that, Rahman still struggles to prove she belongs in an industry where all 21 of her rival chief executive officers are men.