Huda Al-Lawati

Huda is the Founder and CEO of Aliph Capital, a GCC-focused investment manager enabling traditional businesses to bridge the technology gap through active ownership and digital transformation. She has over twenty years of experience in private equity, operations and investments across emerging markets. Prior to founding Aliph, Huda was a Partner at Gateway Partners Group where she was a member of the Investment Committee. Before this, Huda was Chief Investment Officer for Savola Group, one of the largest publicly-listed strategic investment holding groups for food and retail businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region. Prior to Savola, Huda was a Partner and Chief Investment Officer for MENA at the Abraaj Group. She started her career with Schlumberger in 2002 after graduating from Brown University. Throughout her career, Huda has led over $2 billion of equity and over $1 billion of debt deals and has experience in growth capital, MBOs, LBOs, venture capital, equity markets and structured equity transactions across a broad range of sectors. She has played leading roles in strategic initiatives, corporate turnarounds, change management, organizational building and investor relations. She is currently a board member at Spinneys, MAGRABi Retail Group and Saudi Fransi Capital. She has previously served on multiple boards and committees across the region including ADC Acquisition Corporation, Hala, Tim Hortons, Panda Retail Company, Herfy (Tadawul), AlKabeer, Savola Foods Company, SMG, The Entertainer, Kudu, Al Ula Development Company (a subsidiary of PIF) and the Young Arab Leaders. Miss Al Lawati holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics (Honors) from Brown University.