2000, PhD in Organization Economics, MIT. Formerly: Prof. of Finance and Economics, American Univ. of Beirut; VP and Senior Economist, MENA region, JPMorgan; Managing Director, MENA, Passport Capital; worked for World Bank on Latin America and North Africa, Ford Foundation, New York and Save the Children, Beirut. Former Visiting Prof., INSEAD and HEC. Board Member, Arab Banking Corporation Int'l Bank, London. Trustee, American Univ., Paris. Patron, Contemporary Arts Society, London. Member: Young Arab Leaders; Young Presidents' Organization; LIBAN. Contributing author, Arab World Competitiveness Reports, World Economic Forum (2003 and 2005).