Khalid Abdulla-Janahi is a leading financier, pundit, global citizen, and philanthropist. He is co-founder of the Maryam Forum Foundation (UK), an initiative aimed at accelerating the development of transformative leadership grounded in research, and exercised by accountable, global leaders. Khalid chairs a family office, whose investment strategy focuses on venture and infrastructure, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Khalid advises numerous policy institutes and public institutions in Europe on initiatives related to governance reform in the greater Middle East and North Africa region. He previously served as co-chair of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Middle East and North Africa and vice chair of the Arab Business Council. Khalid has held membership of various boards, including: the Accounting & Auditing Standards Board and myriad Islamic banks & financial institutions.
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Khalid participates in numerous televised debates in global and pan-Arab media.