Eyad has 25 years of experience in investment and finance fields. He was previously the Chief Investment Officer of National Bonds Corporation, a multi-asset class investment company with multiple geographical allocations. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director and Head of MENA Investments at Al-Rashed Group; one of the large conglomerates in KSA with a very sizable investment portfolio. Previously, he was the Managing Director and Head of MENA Investments at Al-Rashed Group; one of the large conglomerates in KSA with a very sizable investment portfolio. Eyad’s focus was primarily on private and public equity markets. Eyad represented the Group on the board of several companies private and public including higher education, pharmaceutical, food, banks and industrial companies. Prior to that he was an Executive Director at Bank Julius Baer based in Dubai where he launched and managed the Onyx MENA Fund one of the first dedicated opportunistic MENA hedge funds. In addition, he advised clients on global asset allocation and product selection. Earlier, he was the head of Asset Management of Atlas Investment Group in Jordan and the head of MENA asset management of the Arab Bank Group based in Dubai. 

Throughout his career, Eyad structured and managed several investment funds including a long only fund (Arab Bank MENA Fund), a hedge fund (Onyx MENA Fund), a private equity fund (the Jordan Fund) and a direct real estate fund. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the CFA institute since 1999. Eyad received his MBA and B.Sc. with honors in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Jordan.