Ahmad Mohammed Ahmad Al-Sayed

Ahmad Al-Sayed is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sharq-Capital for Investment, where he invests or co-invests and advises business groups and family offices on Strategic Finance and Investment. Mr. Al-Sayed served as Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Investment Authority and Qatar Holding, where he played a critical role building, overseeing and managing the Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund. During his tenure, he executed mega deals such as the QIA/QH’s investment in Credit Suisse and Barclays Bank, engineered the merger of VW and Porsche, as well as Xstrata and Glencore, the take-over of Songbird and Canary Warf Group, and the acquisition of Harrods Group. Prior to QIA, Mr. Al-Sayed held key roles in various local and international institutions, including the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment. Mr. Al-Sayed has also served as board member for Qatar National Bank, Canary Wharf Group and Volkswagen, Vice Chairman of Qatar Exchange and Executive Chairman of Harrods LHD. Mr. Al-Sayed holds his MBA with Trium Global (from LSE NYU Stern, HEC Paris), a Master’s in International Banking and Financial Law from Boston University, and an LLB from Qatar University.