Ali A. Zaatari

Chairman & President

With over 7 years of private equity and investment banking experience in the GCC and international markets, Ali is currently in charge of the back office and financial management of the entire organization. Before joining Amalia, Ali co-founded Windtower Partners in 2009 to help capital sources from the region access and execute private equity deals in core markets in the US and Europe.

In 2007, Ali played a similar role with the Government of Dubai and was responsible for sourcing and leading the acquisition process on behalf of the Government, where he concluded $2.5 billion of transactions globally.

Prior to that, Ali moved to Kuwait in 2005 and worked for AlShall Investment Company as a corporate finance consultant, and was responsible for carrying out the valuation, feasibility studies, strategic planning, and executing private placements in the GCC across all sectors.

Ali holds a BA in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut, and a Master’s of Science in Finance from the George Washington University.