Member Updates

Mohammed Almajed

Appointed as Honorary Chairman of the University of California, Berkeley AMENA Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development.

1st March 2026

Ahmad Al-Majid

Joined Airbnb as Managing Director, Middle East & Africa.

1st March 2026

Abdulah Al-Shamma

Now a Founding Member and Vice Chairman of the Syrian Entrepreneurs Union (SEU).

1st March 2026

Abdullah Alamri

Now the Head of Indirect Investments at SIC.

1st March 2026

Lucien Zeigler

Joined as Co-Founder and CSO at SR2 Defense Systems.

1st March 2026

Jomana Khawandanah

Completed a PhD degree in Clinical Nutrition from Imperial College London.

1st March 2026

Tareq Alangari

Appointed as President, META region, and Senior Vice President at Lenovo Group.

1st February 2026

Carine Abi Akar

Joined as Global Head of Tech and AI Strategy, Transformation, and Operations at McKinsey & Co.

1st February 2026

Muna AbuSulayman

Appointed as the first Saudi Senior Executive Advisor to IOM’s Islamic Philanthropy Fund.

1st February 2026

Fawaz Al Fraiji

Promoted to Senior Advisor of LREID at PIF and has also joined the Saudi Leadership Society as a Member.

1st February 2026

Abdulrahman Almousa

Now a Vice President of New Markets Value Creation at STC.

1st February 2026

Tala Al Jabri

Now a Board Director at McGill Ventures.

1st February 2026

Faisal Hameed

Joined SHL Finance as Board Credit and Risk Committee Member.

1st February 2026

Razan Baabdullah

Promoted to Director of the Continuing Education Unit at King Abdulaziz University.

1st February 2026

Abdullah Bajammal

Promoted to Engagement Manager at KAPSARC.

1st February 2026

Nouf Alarify

Joined the Union Internationale Motonautique as a Committee Member.

1st February 2026

Shahd Attar

Promoted to Senior Director at PIF.

1st January 2026

Hawazen Nassief

Joined as Deputy Minister for International Relations at the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia.

1st January 2026

Khalid Alghimlas

Now a Director of Western Region Fuels & Director Downstream Portfolio Development at Aramco | Has been selected to the Board of BHIG and as Chair of the NRC Committee.

1st January 2026

Abdulgader Naseer

Promoted to General Manager of Strategy & Masterplan at The Royal Commission for Makkah City & Holy Sites.

1st January 2026

Abdulaziz Al Qarra

Joined as Director of Advisory, Real Estate Investments at Al Rajhi Capital.

1st January 2026

Asma Anoohi

Joined the Executive Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum as a Project Manager.

1st January 2026

Rasha Alkhamis

Promoted to the Spearhead Women’s Committee at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation.

1st January 2026

Yasser Faisal Al-Sharif

Now a Founder and Sponsor for Les Roches, Glion, and École Ducasse in KSA.

1st December 2025

Sharif Abdelrazeq

Now the Co-Founder of a Stealth AI Startup.

1st December 2025

Abdullah Alotaiq

Joined Strategy Consulting at Oliver Wyman.

1st December 2025

Kamel Gazzaz

Joined as Operational Value Creation Associate (Digital, Data & AI) at PIF.

1st December 2025

Khaled Alshawi

Promoted to Senior Product Manager at Meta.

1st December 2025

Osamah Alamri

Now an Executive Advisor to the CEO at SVC.

1st November 2025

Asher Siddiqui

Joined as Investment Manager at Song United.

1st November 2025

Abdulhadi Alghamdi

Joined as Vice President of Media Direct Investments at PIF.

1st November 2025

Ibrahim Koshy

Now an Independent Portfolio Executive & Angel Investor.

1st November 2025

Mohammed Taylor

Joined as Chief Commercial Officer at Wave Media and as a Partner at albrand.

1st November 2025

Najla Al-Gadi

Joined Gibson Dunn as a Partner in Riyadh.

1st November 2025

Nasreen Alissa

Appointed as the Co-Resident Managing Partner at Trowers & Hamlins' (International Law Firm) Riyadh office.

1st November 2025

Basel Binjabr

Joined as a Board Member at Al Hammadi Holding Company.

1st November 2025

Ghazal Jabr

Now Founder of SKULPT.

1st November 2025

Abdulrahman Alfozan

Now an Engineering Lead at OpenAI.

1st November 2025

Ramez Alfayez

Joined the Board of Directors of Sure Global Tech and joined as the Chairman of NRC.

1st November 2025

Ismail Abudawood

Promoted to Managing Director at CedarBridge Capital Partners.

1st November 2025

Sultan Alotaibi

Now the Managing Director at the National Infrastructure Fund (infra).

1st November 2025

Farooq Al Nimer

Joined as Managing Partner at Silver Spoons.

1st November 2025

Carine Abi Akar

Now Global Chief of Staff for Technology and AI at McKinsey & Company.

1st October 2025

Anthony Butler

Now a Founding Advisor at Isaacus.

1st October 2025

Osamah Alamri

Now an Executive Advisor to the CEO at SVC.

1st October 2025

Abdulla Aljefri

Joined as Co-Founder and Chairman at YOT.

1st October 2025

Salman Koshy

Now Director of Internal Affairs at Muslims of Haas.

1st October 2025

Usamah Jan

Joined as a partner for Innovation & Events at HUED, the 1st Saudi consultancy firm in the Innovation & Service Design fields.

1st October 2025

Vera Futorjanski

Joined as Board Member at Asia Berlin Forum e.V.

1st October 2025

Yasser Faisal Al-Sharif

Joined the Board and Executive Committee as a Member of The Saudi Brunei Business Council.

1st October 2025

Majid Al-Ayed

Successfully defended Doctoral thesis in International Development Policy and earned a Doctor of Policy Research and Practice (DPRP) degree from the University of Bath.

1st October 2025

Dana Dabbousi

Graduated from Berkeley Law with a Juris Doctor (JD) and started as a Legal Associate at White & Case in Washington, DC.

1st October 2025

Wesam Abuznadah

Now a Founder & CEO at Pulse Innovation Consulting.

1st September 2025

Muna AbuSulayman

Appointed as Special Advisor to the UNIOM Director General.

1st September 2025

Houssam Abiad

Now a Senior Advisor to the CEO of Strategy & Transport at Jeddah Transport Company.

1st September 2025

Samar Ibrahim

Promoted to Director at EY-Parthenon.

1st September 2025

Ibrahim Almojel

Promoted to Senior Director, International Investments Division - Direct Investments at PIF.

1st September 2025

Fawaz Al Fraiji

Now an Advisor of Real Estate at PIF.

1st September 2025

Layan AlKhouli

Joined as General Counsel at Tamara.

1st September 2025

Omar Al Mulhem

Now a MENA Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at BlackRock, based in Riyadh.

1st September 2025

Lama Al Dossary

Joined as GM of National Workforce Strategy & Intelligence for the Energy Sector at King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy.

1st September 2025

Omar Abu Suliman

Appointed as CEO at Tamrina Trading Establishment.

1st September 2025

Roberto Croci

is now a Senior Director at PIF.

1st August 2025

Matthew Martin

has taken on the role of Saudi Arabia Bureau Chief and Global Sovereign Wealth Fund Correspondent at SEMAFOR.

1st August 2025

Neda Almubarak

has been appointed as CEO at SRMG Media Solutions (SMS).

1st August 2025

Yasser Faisal Al-Sharif

has joined as a Committee Member on the Real Estate Activities Advisory Committee.

1st August 2025

Hussein Attar

has joined the Board of the Saudi Snow Sports Federation.

1st August 2025

Hashem Daghestani

is now a Partner at PwC Middle East.

1st August 2025

Hammam Bahareth

has joined the Al Andalus Educational Company as an Audit Committee member.

1st August 2025

Dr. Hussain abusaaq

is now an Investment Committee Member at Sanad Children's Cancer Support Association.

1st August 2025

Nora Al Jindi

has joined the International Advisory Board of the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

1st August 2025

Latifa alsarhan

is now an Advisor to the Board of Directors at Type One Diabetes Association T1D.

1st August 2025

Rawan Alfehaid

has completed a Master of Public Administration focusing on energy & environment from Columbia University.

1st August 2025

Sultan Alotaibi

has taken on a new role as AI Advisor to the Minister of Investment.

1st July 2025

Khaled Sharbatly

has been appointed as Chairman at Horizon Business Solutions.

1st July 2025

Ahmed Alhakbani

has been appointed as a Board Member at Alinma.

1st July 2025

Afrah Al-Shuaiby

is now Head of Legal and GRC at the Esports World Cup Foundation.

1st July 2025

Shahad Nejaim

has joined the Board of Directors of Tanmiah Food Company as a Non-Executive Director.

1st July 2025

Ahmed AlNaeem

has joined as a Board Member at SAB Invest

1st July 2025

Lamia Almuhanna

has been appointed as Board Member at the Saudi Kickboxing Federation.

1st July 2025

Noura Mansouri

has completed a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.

1st July 2025

Tareq Alangari

has joined the board, as well as the executive and investment committees of AlUla Sports Club by RCU.

1st June 2025

Reham Ahmed Fakieh

has been promoted to Executive Director of Development Research at NDF.

1st June 2025

Sulaiman AlShaheen AlRubaie

is now the Chief Investment Officer of Mabanee Company (Kuwait), the largest real estate developer in Kuwait and developer of the Avenues Malls in Kuwait, Riyadh, and Khobar.

1st June 2025

Tala Al Jabri

has launched MENA’s first AI fund to focus on investing in the region and the Bay Area, backed by high-powered Lawrence Golub and Silicon Valley Investors.

1st June 2025

Rasha Alkhamis

has been appointed as President of the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation.

1st June 2025

Hatim Alkahily

is now a Digital Transformation Committee Member at Bidaya Finance.

1st June 2025

Anthony Butler

has started a new position as Chief Architect at HUMAIN.

1st June 2025

Salman Aldukheil

has started a new position as Founder & CEO at Sabeel.

1st June 2025

Hanan Edrees

has started a new role in Partnerships and Development Finance at the United Nations.

1st June 2025

Hammam Bahareth

has been appointed to the Board of Al Wedad Charity.

1st June 2025

Farooq Al Nimer

has become an Executive Board Member at Interactive Development Company.

1st June 2025

Malak Abedalthagafi

has been elected as a Board member of Sanad Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

1st May 2025

Dalibor Hrnjic

is now the Head of Credit Portfolio Management, Policy & Governance at Citibank Europe Plc.

1st May 2025

Najla Al-Midfa

has joined as a Board Member of Friends of Cancer Patients.

1st May 2025

Abdulla Aljefri

has joined Vaishvik, an international law firm, as Managing Partner. 

1st May 2025

Latifa alsarhan

has joined SNB Capital as an Associate in Multi-Assets and Private Markets, and has also been selected as a 10X Leader in the Misk Leadership Program.

1st May 2025

Abdulaziz Al Qarra

has started a new position as Director, Deputy Head - KSA FO at JLL.

1st May 2025

Ghada AlMuhanna

is now the Head of Public Diplomacy & Communications at Danubia Group.

1st May 2025

Alexander Malahias

has joined as a Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

1st May 2025

Wael AlFayez

has joined as the Chief Commercial Officer at the Saudi Pro League.

1st May 2025

Hadeel nassier

has obtained a new role as an Audit committee member in Sanad Children’s Cancer Association.

1st May 2025

Reem Al Torki

has started a new role as WWG MENA partner for Growth and Strategic Partnership.

1st April 2025

Siddik Bakir

has been appointed as CEO at Majlis Energy Advisory.

1st April 2025

Basma Bushnak

has joined PwC Middle East as a Partner.

1st April 2025

Sara Zaini

has joined PwC Middle East as a Partner.

1st April 2025

Chris Rynning

is the Co-founder of Umanitek AG, a company to remove AI Harm.

1st April 2025

Rasha Alkhamis

is the President of the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation.

1st April 2025

Shereen Tawfiq

has joined as a Board Member at Athito London Market.

1st April 2025

Esraa Al Buti

has joined the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation.

1st April 2025

Anthony Butler

has started a new position as a Chief Architect at SDAIA.

1st March 2025

Muna AbuSulayman

has joined the Advisory Board of the UN IOM Fund.

1st March 2025

Nasser Al-Thekair

has joined the Board of Hawkamah Insitute for Governance, a DIFC-owned entity.

1st March 2025

Lama Taher

is now a Board Member at Saut: The Voice of Down Syndrome.

1st March 2025

Mussaad Al-Razouki

is now an Advisory Board Member at Columbia Global Center Amman.

1st March 2025

Moath Alnaeem

has joined as a Board Member at Al Akaria.

1st March 2025

Reema Bandar Al-Saud

has been recognized on The Arabian Business 100 Most Inspiring Women 2025 list.

1st February 2025

Basma AlBuhairan

has been recognized on The Arabian Business 100 Most Inspiring Women 2025 list.

1st February 2025

Emon Shakoor

has been recognized on The Arabian Business 100 Most Inspiring Women 2025 list.

1st February 2025

Mohammed Awlia

is now an Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Planning & Investment at the Ministry of Sport.

1st February 2025

Taleb Salhab

is now Chief of Private Sector Partnerships, MENA (OIC) at UNHCR.

1st February 2025

Ashna Bhawan

is now the Head of Apple Pay E-commerce for the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia & India at Apple.

1st February 2025

Bakor Altayar

has started a new position as Central Europe Market Director at the Saudi Tourism Authority.

1st February 2025

Mishari Al-Saud

has started a new position as Director of Sustainability & Operations Management at Red Sea Global.

1st February 2025

Eithar AlRushaid

is now the Investment Director at Gilion.

1st February 2025

Omer Almulhem

has started a new position as the Vice President of EM Fixed Income Portfolio Management at BlackRock.

1st February 2025

Roni Elchahal

has joined as a Head of Capital Partnering at One Peak.

1st February 2025

Dana Abdulbaqi

is now Senior Accounting Consultant, Upstream Strategy & Capital Planning Department at Aramco.

1st February 2025

Yasser Faisal Al-Sharif

is now an Executive Committee Member at the Saudi-Malaysian Business Council.

1st February 2025

Najla Al-Gadi

is now a Partner at Latham & Watkins.

1st February 2025

Faisal Shaker

has joined as a Member of the Real Estate Development Committee at the Jeddah Chamber.

1st February 2025

Abdullahi Alim

is now the Head of Community Management at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

1st February 2025