WTF is an Amran Gowani?

Welcome, Comrade.

My name is Amran Gowani and I'm the madman behind this madness. I'm a former organic chemist and financial analyst turned full-time author and stay-at-home dad.

After disturbing stints in the cynical worlds of Big Pharma and Wall Street, I threw in the towel on neoliberalism—and humanity—and wrote a blistering satire of the hedge fund industry called Leverage.

The novel was named People magazine's book of the month in August 2025, selected as a CrimeReads Best Book of 2025, and is a finalist for the Barry Award. In other words, it's a banger, and you should be a good person and buy a copy—or ten.

In addition to writing full length novels, I'm a prolific creator of comedic essays and satirical stories. Almost two hundred unique pieces reside right here at KleptocracyKorner.com.

When I'm not analyzing and eviscerating the man-made catastrophe known as capitalism, I enjoy biking around the great city of Chicago, bouldering with my amazing and talented wife Felicia, and reading comic books with my two wildly imaginative and deeply ungrateful children. Get the full story at AmranGowani.com.