Abdullah El-Kuwaiz
Chairman of the international Advisory Board, Acwa power, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah El-Kuwaiz is at present the first deputy of the Governing Board of Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, an independent entity of Oxford University. In addition, he is the Chairman of BIC (The investment subsidiary of BNP Paribas in Saudi Arabia). His research focuses on topics related to International Finance, Banking, Economic Integration and Energy Economics. He received his Ph.D in Economics from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an ERF senior associate.
Areas of Interest:
- International Finance
- Banking
- Economic Integration
- Energy Economics
Education:
- Ph.D., Economics, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- M.B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, USA
- M.A., Social Sciences with concentration on Economics, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, USA
- B.A., Economic and Political Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience:
- Chairman of the international Advisory Board, Acwa power, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Sep.2002
- General Manager ,Gulf international Bank, Bahrain, Feb.1997-May 2001
- Deputy Minister for Economic Affair, Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Saudi Arabia, Jan.1996-Jan.1997
