Elissar Farah Antonios
Organizations: 
Financial Institution
Professions: 
Chairperson
Chief Executive Officer
Consultant
Field(s) of expertise: 
Banking
Economics
Empowerment
Entrepreneurship
Feminism
Women Empowerment

Personal information

Elissar Farah Antonios
Investor, Banker, Strategic Advisor, CEO.

Community/Lebanon Impact

Elissar Farah Antonios is former CEO UAE and Head of Mena Cluster at Citi. She is a seasoned international banker, with extensive experience in the financial industry and the region. Elissar is a member of the Board of Directors of Dubai International Chamber as well as for the US UAE Business Council. She is also the senior sponsor of Citi’s Women Network in the UAE.

Social Media

LinkedIn

Education

Education: 
  • 2023 - 2024: Venture Capital Private Equity Program, Investments and Securities, Columbua Business School Executive Education.
  • 2022: Corporate Governance, Harvard Business School Executive Education.
  • 2015: Leading Innovative Change, Executive Education, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.
  • 2006: Executive Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
  • 1988 - 1989: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Imperial College Business School.
  • 1984 - 1987: Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, American University of Beirut.

Work history

Previous Professions: 
  • 2025 - Present: Advisory Council Member, Aurora50, UAE.
  • 2024 - Present: Co Vice-President, WomenExecs on Boards, USA.
  • 2024 - Present: Member Board of Trustees, Chairperson Investment Committee, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL).
  • 2024 - Present: Advisory Board Member, Cosmopoints, Dubai, UAE.
  • 2023 - Present: Founder and CEO, Soul Ventures Holdin LTD, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE.
  • 2020 - Present: Chairperson, Injaz, Dubai, UAE.
  • 2021 - 2025: Board Member, Dubai Chambers, UAE.
  • 2021 - 2023: Head of MENA Cluster and CEO, Citi, UAE.
  • 2019 - 2021: CEO, Cluster head UAE Levant and Iraq, Citi, UAE.
  • 2016 - 2019: CEO, Country Officer, Citi, UAE.
  • 2011 - 2015: CEO, Country Officer, Citi, Lebanon.
  • 2009 - 2011: Private Bank Head, Citi, UAE.
  • 2005 - 2008: Private Bank Head, Citi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • 2003 - 2005: Market Manager, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Abu Dhabi and Egypt.
  • 1999 - 2003: Bice President and Sr. Relationship Manager, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Abu Dhabi and Egypt.
  • 1992 - 1999: Senior Manager, Indosuez Wealth Management, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • 1990 - 1991: Management Associate, Republic National Bank of New York, London, UK.