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

Anthony is a senior investment manager with over 15 years of executive experience at global for-profit and non-profit institutions.

At Prudential Financial, Inc. (“PRU”, Fortune 50) Anthony helped grow the mature impact investing portfolio from USD 250 m to USD 1 bn in 5 years.

At the W. K. Kellogg Foundation -- a top 10 private foundations with USD 10 billion in AUM -- he launched the Mission Driven Investing platform and invested USD 100 m across asset classes in a high performing impact portfolio.

Anthony has enjoyed many successful exits, including Amplify (2010), Happy Family (2013), Revolution Foods (2014), General Assembly (2018), Southern Bancorp (2019) and Sokanu (2021).

Meet the rest of the team

Richard Attias
CEO
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 Executive Director, who has worked within multinationals and start-ups
Adam Jackson
Secretary-General
Over the past 20 years, Adam has advised both Royal Family Members and High Level members of Government and HNWI’s on multiple transactions and projects including those with Morgan Stanley Bank, BlackRock Private Equity Group and Lloyd’s of London amongst others.
Safiye Kucukkaraca
Head of THINK
Safiye is a business strategist focused on supporting national growth via relationship-building.
​​​Florence Dubois
Head of XCHANGE & Global Partnerships
Florence leads X-CHANGE which builds inclusive platforms for international dialogue and knowledge sharing
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
Head of Legal, Governance and Secretary of the Board
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
Director of Finance
Dr. Tamer is an ideal CFO who believes that a company's financial well-being is a mental, emotional, and educational process.