Ala Qumsieh
Head, MENA Financial Advisory
Ala Qumsieh is a seasoned investment and finance executive with over 21 years of corporate and investment banking experience. He has been extensively involved in capital raises (both equity and debt) for corporates and institutional investors and has covered some of the largest sovereign wealth funds and family offices in the GCC region.
He is the former CEO of Capital Bank Group (a publicly listed bank with operations in Jordan, UAE, and Iraq) and former Chief Executive of Citibank in Qatar, as well as Country Business Head for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain.
Founder and CEO of Founders & Company, an Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)-based entity advising high-growth tech-enabled companies on capital raising activities.
Member of the internationally-renowned Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
He has received an MBA degree in Strategic Management from Aston University, UK, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Yarmouk University in Jordan.
