About

Leadership

ABANA is led by a rotating, 19-person board of directors. Each year, ABANA members elect approximately one-third of the Board, whose members serve terms of three years.

ABANA members are encouraged to submit nominations for new directors by emailing nominations@abana.co.

ABANA Leadership

Lotfi Karoui, Chairman

Managing Director
PIMCO

Laura Osman, Vice-Chair

President
Amunet Advisors

Omar Jabri, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
Lexington Partners

Amal Moussa, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Heather Ibrahim-Leathers, Vice-Chair

WISE Global Impact
President

Karim Baghdady, Secretary

Managing Director
EFG Hermes

Sherif Lotfi, Treasurer

Managing Director
Mizuho Securities USA

ABANA Directors

May Nasrallah

Executive Chairwoman
PJT deNovo

Nicolas J. Kahale

Partner
DeaconCapital Asset Management

Carolyn S. Weimer

Mona Dajani

Partner, Global Co-Chair of the Energy Infrastructure & Hydrogen, Co-Chair of the Energy Sector
Baker Botts

Marwan Elaraby

Partner
Gibson Dunn

Hania Dawood

Manager, Climate Finance & Economics
Climate Change Group, The World Bank

Laila Kassis

Partner
Bain & Company

Mohamed El Gazzar

Senior Partner
I Squared Capital

Salim Samaha

Partner & Global Head of Energy
BlackRock

Fayez Muhtadie

Co-Head of Private Equity
Stone Point Capital

Mahmoud Salem

Managing Director
BNY Mellon

Kenan Basha

Managing Director
GIC

Past Chairs

Marwan Azzi

2024-2025

Amr Nosseir

2022-2024

Mahmoud Mamdani

2018-2021

Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan

2015-2017

Dr. Amer Bisat

2013-2014

Omar Wohabe

2010-2012

Wa’el N. Chehab

2009

Laura Osman

2006-2008

Samer S. Khanachet

2003-05

Dr. Hani K. Findakly

2000-02

Antranig R. Sarkissian

1997-99

Isam Salah, Esq.

1995-96

Monir Barakat

1993-94

Camille A. Chebeir

1992

Issa N. Baconi

1990-91

Taher D. Makkiyah

1988-89

Talat M. Othman

1985-86

Fakhruddin Khalil

1983-84, 1987
Founding President