Hazem Ben-Gacem

Founder and Chief Executive at BlueFive

Speaker

Hazem Ben-Gacem is the Founder and Chief Executive of BlueFive Capital. Until September 2024 he was co-Chief Executive Officer at Investcorp, the Middle East’s largest non-sovereign private equity firm, chairing most of its private equity and infrastructure investment committees and overseeing all Investcorp’s activities in the Middle East, South East Asia, Japan and China. Prior to that, Hazem led Investcorp’s European private equity and its global technology investment businesses. During his 30-year tenure, Hazem directly led over 40 private equity investments across most world regions. Hazem began his career in New York, as a member of the M&A team at Credit Suisse First Boston.

Hazem holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and serves on the Executive Boards of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and St Anthony’s College at Oxford University, and the Dean’s Council of the Harvard Medical School. Hazem was a serving member of the Tunisian National Shooting team – 50-meter prone discipline – achieving a bronze medal in the 2017 African Championships.