Karim H. Ismail is co-CEO and co-Founder of Palmeira Holdings LLC, a Florida-based real estate development company.

He is also Chair of the Spark of Hope Foundation (USA), a registered 501c3 charity that raises awareness and funds for university scholarships for female students from the Global South, in order to help develop tomorrow’s female leaders and bring about meaningful change in their societies.

Karim is the author of the best-seller Keep Any Promise: a blueprint for designing your future and has extensive executive coaching experience.

He lives in Toronto, Canada with his spouse Narmin, and has two adult children.