Amr Al-Dabbagh—an omnipreneur—is Chairman and CEO of Al-Dabbagh Group, a diversified conglomerate with companies in more than 60 countries.
Al-Dabbagh was Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) for eight years, with a rank of minister. During his tenure, Al-Dabbagh launched the “10 x 10” initiative to position Saudi Arabia among the top ten most competitive investment destinations by the year 2010; by the end of Al-Dabbagh’s second term, Saudi Arabia was ranked eleventh in The World Bank’s Doing Business report. Al-Dabbagh also launched the world’s first economic cities, some of which are publicly traded on the Saudi Stock Exchange.
Al-Dabbagh’s experience in the public sector is captured in his first book, Governpreneurship: Establishing a Thriving Entrepreneurial Spirit in Government, which also features success stories of entrepreneurial practices in government around the world.
Al-Dabbagh is currently Chairman of The Centennial Fund in Riyadh, Trustee of the Philadelphia-based Eisenhower Fellows, a member of the Cleveland Clinic International Leadership Board, and a Governor of London Business School. Al-Dabbagh is also the founder of Philanthropy University.
