Country: 
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Organizations: 
Financial Institution
Professions: 
Chairperson
Chief Executive Officer
Consultant
Field(s) of expertise: 
Banking
Economics
Empowerment
Entrepreneurship
Feminism
Women Empowerment
Areas of Impact: 
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Personal information

Elissar Farah Antonios
Investor, Banker, and Strategic Advisor

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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.