Khaled Sifri is a member of the board of directors of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and a director at Stra-tical. He has more than 35 years of experience building various businesses and advising business owners. He managed a manufacturer of electromechanical components for the automotive industry, oversaw a venture capital fund, led the corporate finance advisory team that pioneered access to the UAE’s capital markets, and built a leading Dubai-based private bank from the ground up. He contributed, in an advisory capacity, as a lawyer and a business professional, to the success of a variety of businesses in financial services, manufacturing, real estate development, and construction. Sifri’s clients benefit from his experience in creating and implementing solutions to overcome complex challenges and accelerate growth. Sifri holds a JD from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University and a BS in civil engineering from the University of Maryland.