About

Leadership

ABANA is led by a rotating, 19-person board of directors. Each year, ABANA members elect approximately one-third of the Board, whose members serve terms of three years.

ABANA members are encouraged to submit nominations for new directors by emailing nominations@abana.co.

ABANA Leadership

Lotfi Karoui, Chairman

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Laura Osman, Vice-Chair

President
Amunet Advisors

Ferris Hussein, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
Carlyle

Omar Jabri, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
Lexington Partners

Karim Baghdady, Vice-Chair

Managing Director
EFG Hermes

Amr Nosseir, Treasurer

Senior Advisor
Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Heather Ibrahim-Leathers, Secretary

WISE Global Impact
President

ABANA Directors

Amal Moussa

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

May Nasrallah

Executive Chairwoman
PJT deNovo

Nicolas J. Kahale

Partner
DeaconCapital Asset Management

Hamza Fassi-Fehri

Partner
Antin Infrastructure Partners

Mona Dajani

Partner, Global Co-Chair of the Energy Infrastructure & Hydrogen, Co-Chair of the Energy Sector
Baker Botts 

Marwan Elaraby

Partner
Gibson Dunn

Hania Dawood

Manager, Climate Finance & Economics
Climate Change Group, The World Bank

Laila Kassis

Partner
Bain & Company

Mohamed El Gazzar

Senior Partner
I Squared Capital

Sherif Lotfi

Managing Director

Salim Samaha

Partner & Global Head of Energy
BlackRock

Past Chairs

Marwan Azzi

2024-2025

Amr Nosseir

2022-2024

Mahmoud Mamdani

2018-2021

Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan

2015-2017

Dr. Amer Bisat

2013-2014

Omar Wohabe

2010-2012

Wa’el N. Chehab

2009

Laura Osman

2006-2008

Samer S. Khanachet

2003-05

Dr. Hani K. Findakly

2000-02

Antranig R. Sarkissian

1997-99

Isam Salah, Esq.

1995-96

Monir Barakat

1993-94

Camille A. Chebeir

1992

Issa N. Baconi

1990-91

Taher D. Makkiyah

1988-89

Talat M. Othman

1985-86

Fakhruddin Khalil

1983-84, 1987
Founding President

ABANA