Abdullah Alshwer

Chief Executive Officer at Riyad Capital

Speaker

Dr Abdullah Alshwer.is the CEO of Riyad Capital; a leading asset manager with c. $ 24bn in assets under management (AuMs). In this role, he oversees the firm’s four business lines – asset and wealth management, brokerage, corporate investment banking, and its leading securities services business.

Prior to Riyad Capital, Dr Alshwer served as the CEO and CIO of Ashmore Saudi Arabia where he considerably expanded the firm’s local operations, coverage and AuMs resulting in a significant increase in the MENA regions’ contribution to Ashmore Group UK's revenue -from less than 1% to over 10% within five years. He joined Ashmore from the Higher Education Fund (HEF) where he was the Secretary General and CEO managing a multi-asset, multi-market investment portfolio.

Dr Alshwer was appointed Senior Advisor to the Minister of Education, served as the Chairman and member of the Advisory Committee at the Capital Market Authority (CMA), and held board memberships within several local and international companies across various sectors including banking, finance, and technology.

Dr. Alshwer holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the Lubar School of Business, an MBA from the John Neff College of Business and is a CFA Charterholder.