{"id":353,"date":"2022-01-23T15:42:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:32:05","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"353\" class=\"elementor elementor-353\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40d5938 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40d5938\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-add9d5e\" data-id=\"add9d5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be2eb0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be2eb0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19bc343\" data-id=\"19bc343\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a47d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45a47d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99872d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"99872d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0121ea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0121ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ibtikar\u2019s strength stems from its dedicated management and advisory team, who works in partnership with each portfolio company to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and address challenges throughout the duration of our investment.<\/p><p>Our expertise lies in supporting early-stage technology startups. As such, our team also plays a hands-on role in startup formation, from legal structures to governance, and we have established partnerships and streamlined this process for our portfolio. As companies grow, we mobilize our Fund\u2019s strong regional and global network in their support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b0e51f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b0e51f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7677965\" data-id=\"7677965\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6da455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"c6da455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_c6da455_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#c6da455_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2.webp 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_c6da455_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHabib Hazzan\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/habib-hazzan-658a2a3\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-c6da455\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_c6da455_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Habib2.webp 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Habib Hazzan<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHabib has a track record of over 25 years as a business pioneer in the Middle East and worldwide. Throughout this rich career as an attorney, strategy consultant and venture capitalist he demonstrated excellence, leadership and innovation that accelerated the growth of the hi-tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Palestine and among Palestinians.<br><br>  \n \nHabib co-founded Ibtikar Fund 1 in 2016, including establishment and fundraising, and actively managed its portfolio of 26 startups. <br><br> \n\nPrior to joining Ibtikar, Habib was the Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Al-Bawader, of Pitango Group, a first of its kind USD 50 million venture capital fund investing in Palestinian founders. Prior to that Habib assumed leadership roles at McKinsey &amp; Co.; the leading business strategy consulting firm worldwide. Habib focused on growth strategy projects for telecom and financial service clients.  During this period he led non for profit organizations targeting diversity among Israeli hi-tech firms with the goal to integrate Palestinian citizens of Israel in their ranks. <br><br>     \n \nPreviously, Habib held consulting, strategic management and legal positions in Israel, the Palestinian territories and worldwide with IBM, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Adam Smith International and Elias D. Khoury Law offices. Habib has worked in the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and Africa and is well-regarded and connected in all these geographies. <br><br> \n \nHabib holds LL.B. and LL.M. degrees from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an MBA from Emory University in the US where he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/habib-hazzan-658a2a3\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde9ee2\" data-id=\"dde9ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf42e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"5cf42e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5cf42e7_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#5cf42e7_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new.png 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5cf42e7_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmbar Amleh\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ambaramleh\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-5cf42e7\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_5cf42e7_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1575\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/amber2new.png 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ambar Amleh<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Managing Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmbar co-founded Ibtikar Fund 1 in 2016, including establishment and fundraising, and actively managed its portfolio of 26 startups. <br><br>\n\nPreviously, Ambar managed Palestine for a New Beginning (PNB), a Palestinian non-profit company focused on entrepreneurial development, Ambar grew PNB from an idea and a loose and small board leadership to an established Palestinian institution. Through PNB, Ambar organized the yearly Celebration of Innovation, a Palestine-wide competition of entrepreneurs, and the follow-up support to these entrepreneurs; as well as Global Entrepreneurship Week in Palestine. Through a partnership with Leaders Organization, Ambar also managed Palestine\u2019s first acceleration program, FastForward.<br><br>\n\nAmbar is a member of the 23rd class of Kauffman Fellows, and was named as one of the \u201c50 Most Influential Women in the Arab World\u201d by CEO Middle East Magazine and \u201c20 Women VCs of MENA\u201d by MENAbytes.<br><br>\n\nAmbar has an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Marketing degree from Arizona State University.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ambaramleh\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-352f465\" data-id=\"352f465\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8952b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f8952b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f8952b1_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f8952b1_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f8952b1_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHashim Shawa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Chairman<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hashim-shawa-23893212a\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f8952b1\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f8952b1_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Hashim Shawa<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Chairman<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHashim Shawa joined Bank of Palestine as Chairman and General Manager (GM) in 2007; and has maintained the bank\u2019s strategic direction of sustained growth and expansion. During his tenure as Chairman and GM he helped in the institutionalization of the bank; bringing forth a value based approach to banking. The bank today has an active financial inclusion program focusing on providing banking services and financial awareness to women, Small Medium Enterprises and Youth. As a result, the bank has expanded its network and operating indicators becoming effectively the largest financial institution in Palestine. Today, with a focus on core banking services and innovative electronic solutions; Bank of Palestine is engaged in retail, corporate, SME &amp; Micro, and Diaspora banking operations. <br><br>\n\nIn 2017 and in an effort to enhance the bank\u2019s international expansion and in order to focus on the entire performance of the Bank\u2019s group of companies, Hashim Shawa became Chairman of Bank of Palestine Group and is no longer overseeing the Bank\u2019s operation as GM. Today the Bank of Palestine Groups consists of Arab Islamic Bank, the group\u2019s Islamic Banking arm, PalPay, the Groups Fintech and E payments solutions provider, and Al Wasata, the group\u2019s brokerage and portfolio investments arm. The Bank of Palestine Group role in developing the financial industry in Palestine was recognized by several key Banking Awards and memberships including membership in the Global Alliance for Banking on Values \u2013GABV.<br><br>\n\nAfter obtaining his BSc (Hons) from University College London, Shawa began his banking career at Citigroup in 1997 where he held various management positions in Corporate and Private Banking working in the UK, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. In Italy at Citigroup Shawa was in charge of the team responsible for helping in the country\u2019s transition from the Lira to the Euro. In 2005 he joined HSBC in Switzerland as a director of the group\u2019s Middle East and North Africa business. His role was to develop the company\u2019s Private Banking business in the Gulf and establish HSBC\u2019s onshore presence in Kuwait.<br><br>\n\nShawa is also the Chairman of the boards of directors of Al-Wasata Securities Company; PalPay E-Payment Solutions Company and Ibtikar Innovation Fund. Shawa is a member of the Emerging Markets Advisory Council at the International Institute of Finance Washington DC, Association of Banks in Palestine, and the board of Pharmacare Pharmaceuticals PLC. Shawa is a member of the board of trustees of Bethlehem University;the Palestine Studies Institute and the World Economic Forum in Geneva.<br><br>\n\nHe was recognized as one of the 50 most influential leaders in finance and banking according to the Global Finance Magazine in 2015; in addition to best CEO in the Middle East by EMEA Finance for the year 2014.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hashim-shawa-23893212a\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9036a60 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9036a60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5527791\" data-id=\"5527791\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f3e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"75f3e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_75f3e1e_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#75f3e1e_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana.png 683w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_75f3e1e_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDana Mattour\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Operations Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dana-mattour-b22455244\/?originalSubdomain=ps\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-75f3e1e\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_75f3e1e_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana.png 683w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dana-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dana Mattour<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Operations Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDana Mattour joined Ibtikar in June 2022 as Operations Manager-- she is responsible for overseeing general operations and supporting the fund's activities. Prior to joining Ibtikar, Dana worked for the consumer banking department at Al Quds Bank. <br><br>\n\nDana has a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature and double minor in Business Administration and Translation from Birzeit University. Over her years at Birzeit, Dana was an active member of the English Department Club. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dana-mattour-b22455244\/?originalSubdomain=ps\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e763c04\" data-id=\"e763c04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2263089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"2263089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2263089_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#2263089_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_2263089_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMustafa Ali\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Portfolio Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mustafa-haj-ali\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-2263089\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_2263089_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mustafa3-1-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Mustafa Ali<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Portfolio Manager<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMustafa is Ibtikar\u2019s Portfolio Manager, where his responsibilities include reviewing portfolio performance and needs, assisting portfolio companies in setting up financial projections, and networking with peers in the startup ecosystem.<br><br>\n\n\nPreviously, he played a crucial role as part of the founding executive team at Palestine Techno Park, where he oversaw finance and administrative management while also successfully managing and executing various projects implemented by the organization.<br><br>\n\n\nHe always plays a pivotal role in supporting, developing, and showcasing the competitive edge of Palestine's entrepreneurs while providing essential assistance to Palestinian youth. He actively participated in THE NEXT SOCIETY Regional Entrepreneur Mentoring Program by Mowgli Mentoring. Moreover, he founded a new hub for the Global Shapers called Birzeit Hub, that aims to drive impactful solutions and innovative ideas to address critical global concerns.<br><br>\n\n\nMustafa recently earned a certificate as an Expert in Digital Finance from Frankfurt Business School. Alongside his master's degree in business administration, specializing in financial management, Mustafa possesses a strong academic background that complements his practical experience.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mustafa-haj-ali\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24db012\" data-id=\"24db012\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a4bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f2a4bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f2a4bf4_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f2a4bf4_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew.png 680w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f2a4bf4_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReem Qawasmi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"> Venture Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reemqawasmi\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f2a4bf4\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f2a4bf4_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew.png 680w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/reemnew-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Reem Qawasmi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"> Venture Partner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReem has fifteen years of experience in entrepreneurship, management consulting, and assurance services.<br><br>\n\nReem joined Ibtikar in 2017 as CFO-in-Residence, where, in addition to acting as the Fund\u2019s CFO, she also worked closely with Ibtikar's portfolio on financial planning and management. She is also a frequent organizer, mentor, and speaker in entrepreneurship events.<br><br>\n\nBefore joining Ibtikar, Reem worked at the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&amp;M University. There, she mentored student founders at the University\u2019s business accelerator. Previously, Reem provided financial and management consulting services for Palestinian startups. As Senior Auditor for Ersnt and Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reem led teams working on audit engagements for various institutions, including commercial banks, service companies, and non-profit organizations.<br><br>\n\nReem has an MBA from Mays Business School at Texas A&amp;M University and an Accounting and Business degree from Birzeit University.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reemqawasmi\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0c49c2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0c49c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5b3a1b\" data-id=\"a5b3a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a722740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a722740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Independent Investment Committee Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0581060 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0581060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c973fc8\" data-id=\"c973fc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c020e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"02c020e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_02c020e_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#02c020e_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-950x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_02c020e_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReem Khouri\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-02c020e\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_02c020e_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-950x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reem-Khoury-@Ibtikar-Fund.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Reem Khouri<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-Founder &amp; Chairwoman of Whyise, Founding Partner of Kaamen<br><br>\n\nReem Khouri is passionate about impact. She is the co-founder and Chairwoman of Whyise, an impact analytics software solution that enables organizations to aggregate their data in real time, analyze it, align with international standards and benchmarks for evidence-based decision making. <br><br>\n\nShe is also the founding partner of Kaamen, an impact design company that has worked in the Middle East, Asia and Africa with governments, companies and NGOs to design models for exponential economic and social returns. <br><br>\n\n\nReem is a board member of Ruwwad for Development, a non-profit community development organization that works with disenfranchised communities through education, youth volunteerism and grassroots organizing. She is member of the board of trustees of the Welfare Association - Taawon, a non-profit civil society organization that supports vulnerable Palestinians to live in dignity through sustainable development initiatives. She also served as a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Human Rights 2020-2022.<br><br>\n\n\nShe previously worked with Aramex, one of the leading global logistics and transportation solutions providers and served on its sustainability council and working with the company's founder and CEO Fadi Ghandour on sustainability, strategic initiatives, research and support for entrepreneurs.  <br><br>\n\nShe was recognized as one of the World\u2019s 100 Most Influential Arabs Under 40 by Arabian Business Magazine in 2015 and 2016 and was selected in 2018 as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b83317\" data-id=\"7b83317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4e84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0d4e84c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0d4e84c_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#0d4e84c_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0d4e84c_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmir Salameh\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0d4e84c\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0d4e84c_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Amir Salameh<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmir is a technology strategy advisor with extensive experience in providing expert technical expertise on diligence and tech strategy for leading global PE and VC firms, covering a wide range of technology segments, including ERP, Healthcare IT, E-commerce, Cybersecurity, E-Learning, IoT, Data Analytics, and ML.<br><br>\n\nAmir has over a decade of international experience in chip design and verification software systems for high-speed electronic IP blocks and cutting-edge System-on-Chip for the cloud. He is also a Customer Success Manager at Qualtrics - an Experience Management SaaS leader - looking after the most strategic global accounts in the Financial Services sector.<br><br>\n\nPreviously, he worked with Deezer, a global music streaming platform, on business strategy and expansion in fast-growing markets. Before that, he worked for Synopsys - an Electronic Design Automation leader - as a Senior Design Engineer and for Marvell Technology Group.<br><br>\n\nAmir holds an MBA from INSEAD, BSc in computer engineering from the Technion, Haifa, and a post-graduate certificate in statistics with distinction from Trinity College Dublin.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-755baf8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"755baf8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecdb20d\" data-id=\"ecdb20d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ff495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"60ff495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_60ff495_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#60ff495_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_60ff495_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tZahi Khouri\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-60ff495\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_60ff495_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Zahi Khouri<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZahi W. Khouri, a Palestinian- American born in Jaffa, Palestine is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The National Beverage Company (the Coca-Cola exclusive licensee for Palestine). Mr. Khouri is an active Middle East businessman and holds a number of executive positions and Board Memberships including the Chairman of Jerusalem Development and Investment Co (Jedico), and Intram Investments Inc. in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Khouri serves as Board Member of Palestine Development &amp; Investment Co (Padico), the largest Palestinian holding Co. and Palestine Telecommunication Company (Paltel). In the UAE, Mr. Khouri is a Board member of Rasmala Holding Co.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri holds the position of Chairman in NGO Development Center in Jerusalem (NDC) and the Chairman of Dar Al Kalima College in Bethlehem.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri was an Executive Board Member of the Olayan Group and CEO of the Olayan Saudi Holding Co. in Saudi-Arabia and USA for over 20 years. Moreover, Mr. Zahi Khouri was Paltel Excom Chairman from 1\/2001 till 5\/2004 and Jawwal Chairman from 25\/3\/2001 till 9\/3\/2005.\nMr. Khouri is a recipient of the Business for Peace Award 2015, Oslo, Norway and the merit of the \u201cCavaliere\u201d from the Republic of Italy. He is also a finalist in the Global Thinkers Forum for 2017. He is a key founder and general partner of the first innovation fund in Palestine, the Ibtikar Fund.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri received an MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Fontainebleau, France and an MSc in Engineering from the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart, Germany. He ended his high school studies at the IC\/AUB in Beirut, Lebanon.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri is a General Partner and Investment Committee member in Ibtikar Fund, LP (Ibtikar Fund I).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf9538\" data-id=\"5bf9538\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b03aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"36b03aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_36b03aa_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#36b03aa_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_36b03aa_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcelo D\u00edaz Bowen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-36b03aa\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_36b03aa_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Marcelo D\u00edaz Bowen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcelo is General Partner at WeBoost, a Chilean Venture Capital firm focused on Latin America scalability. Marcelo has over 22 years of experience in Venture investments (270 until today), Innovation management, corporate Innovation, founding and co-founding startups, managing international businesses in Latin America, USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia; founding and managing business incubators, accelerators and venture capital firms, designing and implementing: business models, value propositions, strategic partnerships, fundraising, market penetration strategies and commercial channels.<br><br>\n\nMarcelo is a General Partner and Investment Committee member in Ibtikar Fund, LP (Ibtikar Fund I).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea05f64\" data-id=\"ea05f64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275f237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"275f237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Advisors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c436d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a4c436d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a15b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a15b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Advisors are former Partners on earlier, but still active funds and still play an active role in the firm. They have been long-time members of our ecosystem and provide counsel as needed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b9b4e4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b9b4e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07b23a7\" data-id=\"07b23a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a625e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40a625e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Advisors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7354266 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7354266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a1be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a1be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Advisors are former Partners on earlier, but still active funds and still play an active role in the firm. They have been long-time members of our ecosystem and provide counsel as needed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d672bc7\" data-id=\"d672bc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5052573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"5052573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5052573_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#5052573_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_5052573_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tZahi Khouri\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-5052573\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_5052573_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Zahi Khouri<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZahi W. Khouri, a Palestinian- American born in Jaffa, Palestine is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The National Beverage Company (the Coca-Cola exclusive licensee for Palestine). Mr. Khouri is an active Middle East businessman and holds a number of executive positions and Board Memberships including the Chairman of Jerusalem Development and Investment Co (Jedico), and Intram Investments Inc. in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Khouri serves as Board Member of Palestine Development &amp; Investment Co (Padico), the largest Palestinian holding Co. and Palestine Telecommunication Company (Paltel). In the UAE, Mr. Khouri is a Board member of Rasmala Holding Co.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri holds the position of Chairman in NGO Development Center in Jerusalem (NDC) and the Chairman of Dar Al Kalima College in Bethlehem.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri was an Executive Board Member of the Olayan Group and CEO of the Olayan Saudi Holding Co. in Saudi-Arabia and USA for over 20 years. Moreover, Mr. Zahi Khouri was Paltel Excom Chairman from 1\/2001 till 5\/2004 and Jawwal Chairman from 25\/3\/2001 till 9\/3\/2005.\nMr. Khouri is a recipient of the Business for Peace Award 2015, Oslo, Norway and the merit of the \u201cCavaliere\u201d from the Republic of Italy. He is also a finalist in the Global Thinkers Forum for 2017. He is a key founder and general partner of the first innovation fund in Palestine, the Ibtikar Fund.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri received an MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Fontainebleau, France and an MSc in Engineering from the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart, Germany. He ended his high school studies at the IC\/AUB in Beirut, Lebanon.<br><br>\n\nMr. Khouri is a General Partner and Investment Committee member in Ibtikar Fund, LP (Ibtikar Fund I).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b14fe1\" data-id=\"8b14fe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32ba6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"b32ba6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-centered_style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b32ba6d_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#b32ba6d_353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b32ba6d_353\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcelo D\u00edaz Bowen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-b32ba6d\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_b32ba6d_353\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibtikarfund.com\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/7.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Marcelo D\u00edaz Bowen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarcelo is General Partner at WeBoost, a Chilean Venture Capital firm focused on Latin America scalability. Marcelo has over 22 years of experience in Venture investments (270 until today), Innovation management, corporate Innovation, founding and co-founding startups, managing international businesses in Latin America, USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia; founding and managing business incubators, accelerators and venture capital firms, designing and implementing: business models, value propositions, strategic partnerships, fundraising, market penetration strategies and commercial channels.<br><br>\n\nMarcelo is a General Partner and Investment Committee member in Ibtikar Fund, LP (Ibtikar Fund I).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Team Ibtikar\u2019s strength stems from its dedicated management and advisory team, who works in partnership with each portfolio company to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and address challenges throughout the duration of our investment. 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