BSc in Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut; MBA, Columbia University. Formerly: eight years with Goldman Sachs, New York and London; 11 years senior fixed income and emerging market management roles, JP Morgan Chase. 2006, joined Credit Suisse: Chief Executive Officer, Russia, CIS countries and Turkey; concurrently: Co-Head, Global Emerging Markets Council; Chairman, EMEA Operating Committee; Member of the Executive Board.