BOARD & PARTNERS
Nabyl Al Maskari
Founder & Executive Chairman
Nabyl Al Maskari
Founder & Executive Chairman
Mr. Al Maskari is the Executive Chairman of Al Maskari Holding and serves as a board director on select subsidiaries and joint venture partnerships. He is appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of Further Ventures, an Abu Dhabi based venture building and investment firm backed by ADQ.
Prior to joining his family conglomerate as the third generation of leadership, Mr. Al Maskari conducted strategic engagements in the financial, petroleum, and public sectors as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. He continues to advise and support governmental initiatives through mandates directly undertaken by the family’s portfolio companies.
Mr. Al Maskari sponsors philanthropic initiatives across the MEASA region through Al Maskari Foundation, his family’s non-profit endowment. He is an Aspen Institute Fellow and serves on the UAE University Leadership Council Advisory Board. Previously, he served as Chairman of Endeavor UAE, supporting and guiding high-impact entrepreneurs.
Mr. Al Maskari is a frequent speaker at conferences organized by the Milken Institute, SALT, and Investopia. He is an inaugural member of the Wharton GFA Family Office Roundtable, establishing connections and exchanging learnings with peer group families from around the world.
Mr. Al Maskari received his Master of Business Administration with Distinction from Yale University’s School of Management, graduated Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rollins College and is an alumnus of Choate Rosemary Hall.
Dr. Russell Read, Ph.D., CFA
Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer, & Director
Dr. Russell Read, Ph.D., CFA
Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer, & Director
Dr. Read has significant direct investment experience related to natural resources and financial services investments and has worked globally with firms and institutions across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Previously, Dr. Read served as the Managing Partner for the C Change Group, an impact investment company he founded in 2007, and as CIO of New York City-based 10X Capital, a venture capital- based investment company. He also served as Senior Advisor to MSCI, held roles as CIO of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, the Gulf Investment Corporation, and CalPERS. Prior to his CIO roles, he worked with Scudder/ Deutsche Asset Management and the Oppenheimer Fund.
Dr. Read has been a resource for regulatory agencies internationally, state governments, the US Congress, and the US Senate for over two decades and served as Chairman of the Investors’ Committee of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets under Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. He was named as one of America’s 30 most influential players in business and finance by SmartMoney.
Dr. Read received his undergraduate degree in Statistics and his MBA in Finance and International Business both from the University of Chicago and his master’s in economics and doctorate in Political Economy from Stanford University.
Peter Lejre
Co-Founder, SEO, & Director
Peter Lejre
Co-Founder, SEO, & Director
Mr. Lejre is a senior advisor to the Al Maskari family, where he leads the establishment of the family’s financial services practice. Prior to joining the family group, he was Director, Private Equity at Gulf Investment Corporation. He spent more than a decade in McKinsey & Company’s corporate finance & financial services practices across Northern Europe and MENA.
Mr. Lejre has a strong focus on unlocking long-term institutional capital to sustainable investments. Through his participation in IFSWF events he originated the idea and concept for the Transition Investment Lab where he now serves as a Steering Committee member. Mr. Lejre has extensive board experience serving on multiple boards.
Mr. Lejre received his undergraduate degree in Economics and his Ms.C. in Corporate Finance from Copenhagen Business School.
Maxime Franzetti
Director MEASA Partners, Co-Head Mubadala Capital Solutions
Maxime Franzetti
Director MEASA Partners, Co-Head Mubadala Capital Solutions
Since the founding of Mubadala Capital, Maxime has held a number of senior positions across the firm, most recently acting as the Head of Public Investments where he oversaw Mubadala Capital’s public market initiatives. Prior experiences at Mubadala Capital includes having worked on a number of private market transactions. Maxime is also a member of the Investment Committee of Mubadala Capital which approves all deals across PE, VC and Brazil.
Prior to joining Mubadala in 2008, Maxime worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group of Dresdner Kleinwort and R.W. Baird in London.
Maxime graduated with First Class Honors from Queen Mary College, University of London.