Sultan Al Qassemi

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a non-resident fellow at the Dubai School of Government. He is also the founder and chairman of Barjeel Securities, a financial products company, as well as the managing director of Al-Saud Co., Ltd., which specializes in equity markets, real estate and construction. Mr. Al Qassemi received a master’s degree in Global Banking and Finance from the European Business School, where he graduated with distinction in 2004. He received his B.Sc. in International Business Administration from the American University of Paris. He is a frequent commentator on political, social and economic issues whose columns appear regularly in The National and MoneyWorks. His columns have also appeared in such international publications as The Financial Times (UK), The Independent (UK), The Daily Star (Lebanon), The Huffington Post (US) and others.