Claude Al Tabar Email & Phone Number

I spent the first six years of my career outside my comfort zone, sometimes it felt cold and painful but it pushed me to continually adapt and grow. I am certain that this is where I am going next …After McKinsey, I was a relentless entrepreneur: I started a fund, lead a large organization transformation, did BD for a startup in Mexico and studied economics and finance at Harvard. Most importantly, I pushed my limits and achieved numerous successes along the way:Award to brag about:I received an award for The Best Final Year Thesis at Harvard Kennedy School where I studied macroeconomics, game theory and finance. The thesis was a growth diagnostic for Kuwait to induce sustainable growth, diversify the economy and better the leverage sovereign wealth fundCo-founded a fund:Started a $10M fund to scout globally and invest in innovative ideas and ventures to bring them to Saudi. We scouted and conducted due diligence on 50 deals and achieved phenomenal results; 44% IRR on a deal exited in 20015.We attracted high net worth Individuals to invest in our fund through showing rigorous sectors analysis, clear investment thesis and proof of access to key decision makers in the Kingdom. Lead an organization transformation:Lead the transformation of one of the top five universities in Lebanon: We achieved a $2M increase in collections, reduced $3M in cost and prepared the application for a $10 Million bank loan Relevant skills & experience: Financial Due Diligence/ Valuations ( 5 DDs in McKinsey and numerous during my work with Negoa), financial modeling ( energy and healthcare), direct investing ( through own fund in Negoa), strategy and analytics ( McK projects focused on strategy and heavy on analytics in energy/infrastructure, banking and healthcare), Organization transformation ( couple of projects in McKinsey and lead a large transformation in AUT)

Listed skills include Strategy, Management Consulting, Investment Management, Business Strategy, and 12 others.