Smiyet Belrhiti

Managing Director & Head of the Middle East region at EQT Partners

Speaker

Smiyet Belrhiti is a Managing Director at EQT Partners and Head of the Middle East region. Based in Abu Dhabi, he leads the firm’s multi-strategy investment platform across the GCC, spearheading EQT’s expansion into the Middle East. Prior to EQT, Smiyet spent nearly 20 years in private equity and corporate investment roles across Europe and the Middle East, focusing on financial technology, software, and business services. He holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal.