ABANA is led by a rotating, twenty-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 [email protected]
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Managing Director
CVC Capital Partners
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
Managing Director & Chief of Staff
BlackRock
Executive Director
Mubadala Capital
Executive Vice President & Regional Manager
Arab Bank
Founder & Managing Partner
Caravanserai Partners LLC
Senior Managing Director
The Blackstone Group
Partner
White & Case
Managing Director
Middle East & Africa, Depositary Receipts
Founder & CEO
omniX labs
Director
Wafra Capital Partners
Former President
Middle East Institute
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Curricular Networks
Columbia Business School
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
Managing Director
Olayan America
CEO & Chief Economist
Arabia Monitor
Managing Partner
AFI Partners
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley Dubai
Senior Investment Analyst
VanEck
Senior Advisor
ABANA
2015-2018
2012-14
2010-12
2009
2006-08
2003-05
2000-02
1997-99
1995-96
1993-94
1992
1990-91
1988-89
1985-86
1983-84, 1987
Founding President