Amr Al-Dabbagh

AMR AL-DABBAGH--an omnipreneur--is Chairman and CEO of Al-Dabbagh Group, a diversified conglomerate with companies present in more than sixty countries. Al-Dabbagh is also an author; his pending book, OMNIPRENEURSHIP, will be available for pre-order soon. www.AmrAlDabbagh.com

Previously, Al-Dabbagh was Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) with a rank of minister. During his tenure, Al-Dabbagh launched the "10x10" initiative to position Saudi Arabia among the top ten most competitive investment destinations by 2010; by the end of Al-Dabbagh's second term in 2011, Saudi Arabia was ranked eleventh in the World Bank's Doing Business report. Under his leadership, SAGIA also launched the world's first economic cities, some of which are publicly traded on the Saudi Stock Exchange. His experience in the public sector is captured in his first book, Governpreneurship.

Al-Dabbagh serves on a number of boards, including Eisenhower Fellowships' Board of Trustees and Cleveland Clinic's International Leadership Board; he is also on London Business School's Board of Governors.

Al-Dabbagh is founder of Stars Foundation and Philanthropy U, where he teaches a free online leadership course based on the principles, practices, and values of Omnipreneurship.

For more, visit AmrAlDabbagh.com.