Youssef Kabbaj

Youssef Kabbaj is a trusted and well-respected business leader with a reach that extends all the way from Morocco to Dubai and beyond. As the holder of the title Group Managing Director of Whitestones Partners, Youssef brings his many impressive years of leadership and management experience to the table, as well as his deep understanding of the finance industry. His company, Whitestones, is a venture capital firm that concentrates its interests in early-stage tech startups based in France and North Africa. But they do more than just supply startup capital. They also provide guidance and strategic operational support, as well as technological assistance. Prior to holding this position, Youssef gained years of experience in a number of other big-name companies, holding positions of authority as well as implementing new business tactics to make systems and processes more efficient and profitable. He was the Managing Director- Head Special Situations Group- Investment Banking Division for Exotix, which is a universal leader in frontier and emerging financial markets. During this time, he was in charge of fundraising and asset sourcing for the Middle East and North Africa when he worked with GLG Partners. As the head of the Strategic Coverage Group for Goldman Sachs, Youssef Kabbaj managed a team that was primarily focused on the coverage of Sovereign Wealth Funds of the MENA region. During this time he traveled between London and Dubai. He has several years of experience with investment banking and is extremely culturally developed having worked in multiple countries. He feels the principles he has developed his career upon having made him the leader he is today, and many of his associates and employees cannot help but agree. Currently, Whitestones Partners is growing rapidly into one of the most sought after banks in the industry. With locations in Paris, London, Rabat, and Dubai, Youssef Kabbaj had a major undertaking in providing a number of financial services to its clients. Prior to launching his professional career, Youssef Kabbaj enjoyed his academic career. He is a graduate of both Harvard and MIT, where he took courses in Advanced Probabilities, Finance Theory, Financial Engineering, and Options and Futures Operations Research, and earned a Master's degree in Engineering Systems, respectively. Youssef likes to combine his knowledge for finance with this passion for helping others and mentorship in leadership. Youssef Kabbaj is very motivated by philanthropy and is not one to pass up on an opportunity to support his community in any way that he can. To learn more about Youssef Kabbaj and his career, be sure to visit his website.