Richard Attias is the Chairman of the FII Institute Executive Committee, Member of the Board of Trustees, and Acting CEO of FII Institute.

He is also the Founder and Chairman of Richard Attias & Associates, a leading global communication strategy firm, and previously served as Executive Producer of the World Economic Forum (1996–2008).

Over the course of his career, Attias has built an unparalleled reputation for activating powerful networks, inspiring innovation, fostering public-private partnerships, and driving foreign direct investment in emerging markets.

Attias began his professional journey at IBM, where his passion for innovation led him to establish several companies in the global IT and computing services sectors, before spending a decade at the media conglomerate Publicis Groupe, where he served as Executive Chairman of Publicis Events Worldwide. He also served as CEO of the UAE government entity Dubai Event Management Company.

Attias completed his studies in civil engineering and earned a master’s degree in mathematics and physics.