Wissam Saadi, Regional Director Middle East
Wissam is a business development and investment consultant with a distinguished education and a multi-disciplinary career involving investment, business development and project management.
Wissam was recently working as an independent business development consultant in Jeddah for Abdul LatifJamilGroup, one of largest conglomerates in Saudi Arabia.
Wissam started his career in engineering and project management at Arabetc, the largest construction company in Dubai. After completing his MBA, he joined the investment team of AdveqManagement in Zurich. Adveqis a leading Swiss private equity fund of funds with over US$ 4 billion under management. Wissam left Adveqto co-found a private equity start up in Hong Kong focusing on the emerging Middle East – China corridor.
Wissam has an MBA from Cornell University in the United States, a Masters degree in Construction Engineering & Management from the University of Alberta in Canada, a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from the American University of Beirut and is a graduate of IC in Beirut.