About

Leadership

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 nominations@abana.co.

ABANA Leadership

Marwan Azzi, Chairman

Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Joud Abdel Majeid, Vice-Chair

Senior Managing Director
BlackRock

Ferris Hussein, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
Carlyle

Lotfi Karoui, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Laura Osman, Secretary & Acting COO

President
Amunet Advisors

Karim Baghdady, Treasurer

Managing Director
EFG Hermes US

Khalid Azim, President

President
ABANA 

ABANA Directors

Zubaid Ahmad

Founder & Managing Partner
Caravanserai Partners

Mona Dajani

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

Hania Dawood

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

Marwan Elaraby

Partner
Gibson Dunn

Hamza Fassi-Fehri

Partner
Antin Infrastructure Partners

Heather Ibrahim-Leathers

Founder
Global Fund for Widows

Omar Jabri

Managing Director
Lexington Partners

Nicolas J. Kahale

Partner
DeaconCapital Asset Management

Amal Moussa

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Thana Al-Mufarrej

Managing Director
Wafra Inc.

May Nasrallah

Founder and Executive Chairman
deNovo Partners

Amr Nosseir

Senior Advisor
Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Carolyn S. Weimer

Managing Director - Partner
Carlyle

Past Chairs

Amr Nosseir

2021-2024

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

ABANA