Ghiyath Nakshbendi Senior Professorial Lecturer Finance and Real Estate

Additional Positions at AU: Affiliate Faculty Member, School of International Service; Affiliate Faculty Member, College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Critical Race, Gender and Cultural Studies.; Muslim Chaplain
Degrees: B.C.S. University of Aleppo; M.B.A. Mays Business School, Texas A&M University; Ph.D. School of Business, American University
Languages Spoken: Arabic
Favorite Spot on Campus: Davenport Cafe
Bio: Professor Nakshbendi teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Alternative (Islamic) Finance, Microfinance & Financial Inclusion, Trade and Project Finance, Export-Import Management, International Business and the Global Marketplace. He has extensive international business experience. His early career in academia which was followed by more than 35 years working in developmental financing, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and commercial real estate. Nakshbendi has worked in business in 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, the U.K., France and Switzerland. His research interests include water financing and doing business in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. He is the co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Sovereign Wealth Funds (2024). He is active in US and international organizations and has frequent international and domestic speaking engagements, including two speaking tours with the U.S. State Department.

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