About
Senior leader and advisor with over 20 years of experience guiding boards and C-suites across Saudi Arabia's corporate and capital markets, specializing in governance, investor relations, and market positioning.
Experience
- Equivator®Investment committee membercurrent2025 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Uniqus Consultech Inc.Senior Advisorcurrent2024 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
- MYSAN Management ConsultingPartner & Board Membercurrent2025 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Multiple listed and unlisted companiesAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- Taranis CapitalBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Optimized Networks Middle EastManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
- GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI)Membercurrent2025 — present
- Middle East Investor Relations AssociationChairman & Founding Board member (Saudi Chapter)current2016 — presentSaudi Arabia
- Middle East Investor Relations AssociationBoard Member of MEIRA main Boardcurrent2019 — presentDubai
- Olaat Development Group Ltd.Business Development Advisorcurrent2022 — presentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
- council of saudi chambersCouncil member at Saudi Swiss Business Councilcurrent2017 — present
- Individual shareholders rights association (iipa) جمعية حماية المستثمرين الأفرادVice Chairman of the Board2024 — 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Falak ConsultingBoard Member2013 — 2025Bahrain
- Saudi Company For Hardware - SACOInvestor Relations Advisor2021 — 2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Razeen CapitalChairman of the Board2020 — 2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Etihad Atheeb Telecom Co. "GO"Senior Advisor to the CEO2022 — 2024Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- ConfidentialIndependent Consultant2021 — 2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Cenomi CentersChief Investment Officer Investor Relations2019 — 2020Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
- Zain KSAInvestor Relations General Manager2014 — 2019Saudi Arabia
- Dar Al Arkan (DAAR)Banking & Investor Relations Department Manager2011 — 2014Riyadh, KSA
Education
- Schiller International UniversityBBA, Internation Business & Minor Marketing1991 — 1992
- American University in DubaiMBA, Business Administration and Management1999 — 2000
- East Carolina UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA (not compleated)1998 — 1999
- SAMA Institute of BankingBanking, Corporate1994 — 1998
- Schiller International University Heidelberg CampusBachelors of Business Administration (BBA), International Business & Minor Marketing1989 — 1993
- Riyadh SchoolsHigh School, Business1978 — 1989
Skills & more
Advisement2Consulting2Corporate Finance99Investments99Investment Banking99Management99Portfolio Management99Valuation93Banking81Team Leadership62Capital Markets67Finance63
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Risk ManagementStrategyBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyNegotiationTeam ManagementPrivate EquityBusiness PlanningFundingCross-functional CoordinationFinancial RiskManagement ConsultingLanguages Arabic · German
- Certified Investor Relations Officer (CIRO) — The Investor Relations Society
From Rayan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Equivator®
Aleksander Meidell-Hagewick
Managing Partner, Strategy & Institutional Partnerships at Equivator®
Cahit Öztürk
Executive Chairman at Equivator®
Dr. Miodrag Džodžo
Investment Committee Member at Equivator®
Enes Şehzade
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Equivator®
Faisal Ali Al Sanie
Chairman at Equivator®
Florian Loloum
Chairman at Claymont Group at Equivator®
Giampaolo Parigi
Investment Committee Member at Equivator®
Hisham Koshak
Investment Committee Member at ESFF at Equivator®
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Rayan Al-Karawi work?
- Rayan Al-Karawi is Investment Committee Member at ESFF at Equivator®.
Same school
Also attended Schiller International University3
Also attended American University in Dubai7
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