Fahd Al-Rasheed

Fahd Al-Rasheed is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Emaar Economic City (EEC).^[1] EEC is a publicly listed company leading the development of one of the largest private sector projects in the world King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). KAEC is being developed as a world-class city on the Red Sea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a capacity to host a population of two million people and a planned investment of over USD 100 billion. Under Al-Rasheed's leadership, EEC developed the first private mega container port in the region and attracted more than 100 leading global and regional companies to establish their manufacturing presence, making KAEC a global logistics and manufacturing hub.^[2]

Al-Rasheed is an active board member of several organizations including:

• Emaar Economic City^[3]
• Ports Development Company^[4]
• Harvard Kennedy School Dean's Council^[5]
• Saudi Airlines Catering Company^[6]
• New Cities Foundation^[7]
• The Foundation Board of the Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum^[8]
• Jeddah Chapter of the Young President Organization^[9]

Al-Rasheed was previously the Deputy Governor and Chief Financial Officer of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).^[10] Al-Rasheed holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree from the Washington University in Business Administration.

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