Appointed as Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) in August 2019. Prior to that, Head of Global Markets, Middle East and Africa, at BNP Paribas. Over 20 years of experience working in capital markets and currently serves on the board of Mumtalakat. From 2014 until appointment as Chief Executive, Member of the Board the Bahrain EDB. Graduated from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, United States, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.