American University of Beirut

Current Members Board of Trustees
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    Abdo George Kadifa​

    Chair​ of the Board​â¶Ä‹
    Managing Director and Partner Sumeru Equity Partners â€‹
    Palo Alto, California

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    Nemeh Sabbagh

    Co-Chair​ and Treasurer of the University
    Former Chief Executive Officer, Arab Bank
    Amman, Jordan​
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    William Zoghbi, MD​

    ​Vice Chair for Medicine and Health
    Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiology
    Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health
    Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
    Houston Methodist Hospital
    ​â¶Ä‹Houston, Texas
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    Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD

    Vice Chair​ for Academic Affairs​
    ​The Ralph D. Feigin Endowed Chair at Baylor College of Medicine
    Professor of Pediatrics, Molecular and Human Genetics, Neurology, and Neuroscience Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Founding Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital
    Houston, Texas​
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    Ada H​. Porter

    Secretary of the University
    New York, New York
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    Mu’taz A±ô-³§²¹·É²¹´Ú​

    Executive Board Member, Saudi Binladin Group Managing Director of the Architecture and Building Construction Division (ABCD)
    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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    Ayman Asfari

    Founder and Executive Chairman, Venterra plc.​
    Beirut, Lebanon
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    David G. Bradley

    Chair Emeritus, Atlantic Media
    Washington, DC
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    David C. Burke

    CEO of Selby Lane Capital, LLC
    Atherton, CA
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    Walid A. Chammah

    ​Former Co-President Morgan Stanley
    London, United Kingdom
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    Carlos D​â¶Ä‹el Rio

    H. Cliff Sauls Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chair of Department of Medicine, ​Emory University School of Medicine
    Decatur, Georgia​â¶Ä‹â€‹
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    Hana El-Samad, PhD

    Senior Vice President and Director of Science Integration, Innovation, and Insights, Altos Labs
    Founding Principal Investigator, Altos Labs
    Former Kuo Family Endowed Professor in Biochemistry & Biophysics, UCSF
    San Francisco, California
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    Fouad Es-Said

    Chairman and CEO of Transmed
    Beirut, Lebanon​
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    Randa El-Sayed Haffar

    Private Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management​
    New York, New York
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    Philippe Raymond Jabre

    Founder and CEO, Jabre Capital Partners
    Beirut, Lebanon​â¶Ä‹
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    Amabel James

    Investor
    New York, New York
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    Sarine Karajerjian

    Program Director at Arab Reform Initiative, Alumni Elected Trustee
    ​Beirut, Lebanon
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    Ricardo Karam

    Media Personality / Entrepreneur, Alumni Elected Trustee​
    ​Beirut, Lebanon
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    Fadlo ​R. Khuri, MD

    President, American University of Beirut
    Beirut, Lebanon
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    Katherine Maher

    President and CEO, National Public Radio
    Washington, DC​â¶Ä‹
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    Jacques P. Merab, MD

    Cardiology Specialist and Clinical Associate Professor, ​NYU’S Grossman School of Medicine
    New York, New York​â¶Ä‹
     

    Maher Mikati

    Chief Executive Officer, Areeba SAL Deputy CEO, M1 Group CEO, M1 Fashion
    Beirut, Lebanon
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    William Dodge Rueckert

    President, Oyster Management Group, LLC Southport, Connecticut
    President, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation
    New York, New York
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    Tania Issa Semaan

    Chairperson​ of Blu Stone Management Limited
    Dubai, UAE
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    Talal Shair

    Chairman-CEO of​ Dar Al Handasah
    Amman, Jordan​
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    Senator John E. Sununu

    US Senator, New Hampshire 2003-09
    Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
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    ​Viviane S. Tabar, MD​

    Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
    Theresa C. Feng Chair for Neurosurgical Oncology
    ​Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York​
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    ​Kevin Taweel

    Chairman, Asurion
    San Mateo, California
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    ​Franz-Josef Ulm, PhD​â¶Ä‹

    Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology​
    Cambridge, Massachusetts​
     

    Kamel Wehbe

    Investment Professional, Alumni Elected Trustee​
    Dubai, UAE​â¶Ä‹
     

    B. Philip Winder

    Co-Founder and CEO, Polygon Investment Management​
    Princeton, New Jersey
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    ​D. Scott Wise

    Senior Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
    New York, New York
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