Managing Director & Senior Financial Advisor - Accent Consulting (Abu Dhabi). Global financial assets portfolio management and due diligence for direct investments.

Senior Investment Manager - Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Headed ADIA's European asset management teams, one of the largest in the world; senior member of ADIA global private equity investment committee. Member of Asset Allocation, LT., Human Development working teams/committees at highest level of ADIA overlooking group-wide strategy.

Head of External Managers Unit / Europe - ADIA. Established new unit to screen, appoint, terminate and monitor the most outstanding global investment managers for European-based investment mandates; Headed Eastern European investment team post-fall of "Iron Curtain" at director level. Investment Analyst ADIA. Seconded to JP Morgan/Chase previously Electra/ Flemings) private equity team (London). In-depth analytical company research, active dialogue with leading international company managements (CEO/CFO-level), developed numerous proprietary sectoral investment models.

Management Consultant - Kuwait Petroleum (London), participated in major European network strategy review at time of the" August the 2nd" 1990 First Gulf War invasion. Director - Barings Africa Fund, Euroknights III Private Equity Fund, IMI mezzanine fund.

BS in Business Studies (honors, Middlesex); MBA in Finance (Glasgow); Qualified Professional Member, IIMR (Institute of Investment Management and Research, London)