About LAU

Governance and Administration

Board of Trustees


Mr. Mike Ahmar – Chair
Chairman of the Board of Partners Bank of California


Dr. François Nader, MD, MBA - Vice Chair
Chairman, Acceleron Pharma and Managing Director, Jesra Advisors


Mr. George Doumet – Secretary
Chairman and President of Federal White Cement Ltd.


Mr. Firas Abi Nassif
Chairman and Founding Partner of Teleios Capital Partners, LLC


Mr. Thomas Abraham
CEO of Cedar Rock Entertainment


Mrs. Sirine Sidani Abu Ghazaleh
Founder of Les Createurs and Co-Founder of The Sidani Charity Foundation
Board Member of King’s Academy, SANA for Special Individuals, MMAG Foundation and Unigaz Group


Mrs. Zeina Akar
Founder and Leader of Advocacy Experts Group for election to contribute to change in Lebanon
Director of Kutub Publishing House
Founder and Director of the Social and Cultural Development Association (INMA)


Dr. Johnny B. Awwad
Associate Professor of New Testament, Near East School of Theology


Mrs. Sallama Bu Haydar Al Sayegh
Trustee of the American Community School of Abu Dhabi
President of Alfanar Lebanon Board
Board Member of the Children’s Cancer Center – Lebanon


Mr. Raymond Debbane
President and CEO of The Invus Group, LLC


Mr. Nijad Fares
Chairman of Wedge Equities Incorporated
Member of the Board of Directors of the Wedge Group


Mr. Elie Habib
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and CTO, Anghami


Ms. Yasmina Eugenia Haddad
Research Associate, International Development Division, American Institutes for Research
Chicago, Illinois
PhD Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Education


Mr. Tony N. Frem
Chairman, Indevco Management Resources Inc.


Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel, Ret.
President and CEO, The Gabriel Company, LLC

Ms. Sara Ganim
Ms. Sara Ganim
Journalist

Mr. Joe Geagea
Mr. Joe Geagea
Former Executive Vice President, Chevron Corporation


Dr. Robert Harrington, M.D.
Medical Director, Madison Clinic
Section Chief – Infectious Diseases, University of Washington

Dr. Charles Isbell
Dr. Charles Isbell
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chancellor and U of I System Vice President


Sheikh Walid Katibah
Synod Representative
Engineer


Dr. Moise Khayrallah
CEO, Emergo Therapeutics

Dr. Chris Klaus
Dr. Chris Klaus
Founder and CTO of Internet Security Systems (ISS)


Mrs. Eva Kotite Farha
LAU Alumna


Mrs. May Makhzoumi
President of Makhzoumi Foundation


Mr. Charles Müller
Chairman & GM, Müller Consulting Services SAL (offshore)
Chairman & GM, Müller Industries SARL


Dr. Riad Obegi
Chairman, Banque BEMO (Lebanon)


Mr. Ghassan M. Saab
CEO, Sorensen Gross Company


Sheikha Intisar Salem Al Ali Al Sabah
Co-Founder and CEO, Lulua Group


Dr. H. John Shammas, M.D.
Medical Director, Shammas Eye Medical Center & M/S Surgery Center


Dr. Kamal Shehadi
Chief Strategy Officer, International, e& Group
Director of the Maroc Telecom Supervisory Board


Mr. Philip Stoltzfus
Chief Executive Officer of Thayer Brook Partners LLP


Mr. Peter Tanous
Chairman of Lynx Investment Advisory

Mr. Mostafa Terrab
Mr. Mostafa Terrab
Chairman and CEO, OCP Group


Dr. Edmond D. Villani
Independent Financial Services Professional


Rev. Curtis White
Solo Pastor, St. Andrews Presbyterian

Ex-Officio Members

Rev. Luciano Kovacs
Rev. Luciano Kovacs
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Regional Liaison to Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon


Rev. Joseph Kassab
General Secretary, National Evangelical SYNOD of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL)


Dr. Chaouki T. Abdallah
President, Lebanese American University

Dr. Eliane Choueiry
Dr. Eliane Choueiry
Chair of the Faculty Senate, Lebanese American University
LAU Faculty Representative