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Aref M. Bajwa

Personal Background

I was born in the United Kingdom in 1984. My family then lived in Cork, Ireland, and in the Saudi Aramco community in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, before moving to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1992.

I earned my undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 2006 and my MBA from Northwestern University in 2014. My professional background includes financial advisory, investment banking, corporate finance, and financial operations. I am now based in Orange County, California, where I publish research and video through AREFMB.COM and TVAREF while continuing stroke rehabilitation.

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Aref M. Bajwa
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1984 onward

Places where I lived and studied

This chronology is limited to residence and education. Professional roles remain on the Career Background page.

  1. 1984

    United Kingdom

    Born in the United Kingdom.

  2. Early childhood

    Cork, Ireland

    Lived in Cork.

  3. 1988–1992

    Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Lived in the Saudi Aramco community.

  4. 1992–2002

    St. Louis, Missouri

    Completed primary and secondary school in the St. Louis area and graduated from Parkway West High School in 2002.

  5. 2002–2006

    Bloomington, Indiana

    Attended Indiana University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with concentrations in Accounting and Finance.

  6. 2006–2014

    Chicago, Illinois

    Lived in Chicago. Earned an MBA from Northwestern University in 2014, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing.

  7. 2014–2017

    Midtown Manhattan, New York

    Lived in Midtown Manhattan.

  8. 2017–2018

    St. Louis, Missouri

    Returned to St. Louis for one year.

  9. 2018

    Palo Alto, California

    Moved to Palo Alto.

  10. 2019

    Mountain View, California

    Lived in Mountain View.

  11. 2021–present

    Orange County, California

    Moved to Orange County in 2021 and remain based there.

Current

Research, video, and rehabilitation

I publish research and analysis on finance, companies, presidential history, public opinion, and elections. TVAREF includes videos about history, sports, personal interests, and stroke rehabilitation.

The rehabilitation material is a first-person record and is not medical advice.

Research →TVAREF →Stroke recovery archive →