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Rakan Tarabzoni
COO

Rakan is a motivational Chief Operating Officer, who has worked within multinationals and start-ups.

Rakan Tarabzoni is the Chief Operating Officer of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, a role he has held since January 2020. He helped establish the Institute in 2019 while serving as Head of Corporate Communications at the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia.

Rakan had previously held the position of Director of Corporate Communications at PIF since August 2016, leading content creation, production, marketing, and communications. He also led the creation of the Future Investment Initiative global forum (FII) in 2017 onwards.

Rakan began his career in business management at Procter and Gamble (P&G) in Saudi Arabia, after which he led marketing and communications at different entities such as Rabea Tea & NCB. He later established Blueprint Communications, a first-of-its-kind communication and marketing firm specializing in real estate. By 2011, Rakan joined Microsoft, leading the business division of Windows OS & Devices in Saudi Arabia until 2016.

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Richard Attias
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Richard is a trusted advisor to Heads of State, business executives and civic leaders looking to build influence and effect change.
Rakan Tarabzoni
COO
Rakan is a motivational Chief Operating Officer, who has worked within multinationals and start-ups.
Paloma Haschke-Joseph
Head of THINK
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​​​Florence Dubois
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Anthony Berkley
Head of ACT
Anthony is someone who sees the big picture and always seems to be one step ahead of the market. ​Passionate and hardworking, he has a track record of creating long-term value.
Arwa M. Al-Shaghrood
General Counsel & Board Secretary
Arwa has experience of working in both the public & private sectors of KSA, having joined the Institute after successful stints with PE and VC funds where she undertook dual legal and governance functions with equal ease, including undertaking the initial set-up.
Dr. Tamer Elsayed
Senior Finance Director
Dr. Tamer believes that a company's financial well-being is a mental, emotional, and educational process.
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