Lubna S. Olayan

Lubna Olayan is involved in the governance of The Olayan Group (TOG) through serving as Chair of the Corporate Board of TOG, Deputy Chair of Olayan Financing Company (OFC) – the holding company of TOG in MENA – and Chair of the Corporate Board of Olayan Saudi Holding Company (OSHCO) – the operating entity of TOG in MENA.

Ms Olayan also chairs the Board of Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), a publicly listed company and an affiliate of HSBC.

In addition, Ms Olayan is currently a member of several international advisory boards, including those of Akbank, Bank of America, Hakluyt, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), and TotalEnergies. 

She serves as the Saudi Chair of the US-Saudi Business Council, a Senior Adviser at Chatham House, sits on the Global Board of Advisors at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and sits on the Board of Directors of KAUST Investment Management Company (KIMC).

She also serves as a trustee of MIT and the World Economic Forum, and is a member of the Asia Business Council. Her other philanthropic positions include serving as President of the Suliman S. Olayan Foundation and Chair of Alfanar, a UK based charity and the first venture philanthropy organization in the Arab world.