Sir Martin Sorrell is Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital PLC, a new age / new era, purely digital advertising and marketing services business for global, multinational, and millennial-driven influencer brands. S4 Capital, which started in 2018, has over 7,000 people in 33 countries and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under SFOR.L.
Sir Martin was Founder and CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it into the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market capitalization of over £16 billion, when he left.
He was educated at Cambridge University and Harvard Business School, received the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award and was ranked as the second best-performing CEO in the world by the Harvard Business Review in 2016 and 2017. He has been nominated as one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People
Dina Powell McCormick has served at the highest levels of U.S. Government and on Wall Street. Dina spent 16 years in several leadership roles as a partner at Goldman Sachs including serving on the management committee and as global head of the sovereign investment banking business. She also served as President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation where she built two of the most effective economic development and entrepreneurship programs, 10,000 Women and 10,000 Small Businesses. Dina also served two presidents, including as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump, where she worked on the foundations that led to the Abraham Accords. She is currently Vice Chair, President, and Head of Global Client Services of BDT & MSD Partners. She is a member of the Board of Meta Platforms, Inc. and the Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Mr. Al-Salman currently hold the position of Chief Financial Officer at the Public Investment Fund (PIF) since 2016 and oversees the Finance Division. He is also the Acting Head of Global Capital Finance Division supporting the Fund’s capital markets strategy and has oversight over financial strategy, capital structuring, and global capital financing activities, including capital raising, asset transfers, and investor relations.
He previously held various leadership roles across different sectors, including as the Chief Financial Officer of Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), the General Investment Manager of Mobily, and the Executive Manager of the Finance Department at Kingdom Holding Company.
Mr. Al-Salman is the Chairman of Telecommunications Towers Company (TAWAL), Vice Chairman of King Abdullah Financial District Company (KAFD), and a member of the Board of Directors at Riyad Bank, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Water Solutions Company. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from King Saud University and Master’s Degree in Accounting Information System from Middle Tennessee State University in the United States of America. He is also a Certified Public Accountant accredited by the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA).
Maram Al Johani is the Acting Chief of Staff and the Secretary General to the Board at PIF. Additionally, Al Johani holds board and committee memberships with PIF portfolio companies.
As the Acting Chief of Staff, Al Johani leads organization-wide strategic planning, data and committees governance and advisory, stakeholder management, project management and portfolio companies affairs. She oversees PIF’s program and business plan development, and monitors the development and execution of strategies and business plans of PIF’s divisions. She manages institutional projects as well as new company establishment projects, in addition to overseeing the affairs of PIF’s portfolio companies and managing international and local stakeholders.
Al Johani has been with PIF since 2017, where she served as Head of PIF Data and Committees Governance and Advisory Department since 2021, and has actively engaged in several strategic projects at PIF and national level. Prior to joining PIF, Al Johani had worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2013.
Al Johani holds a bachelor’s degree from King Saud University and an MBA from Prince Sultan University. She has also obtained certifications from leading institutes including the Program of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School.
Her Royal Highness Dr. Maha Al Saud serves as Chief Executive Officer of FII Institute, leading its mission to drive impact through investment, innovation, and global collaboration. As CEO, Dr. Al Saud is focused on strengthening FII Institute’s role as a global platform that brings together capital, innovation, and leadership to address humanity’s most pressing challenges and advance sustainable prosperity.
With more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning healthcare, academia, strategic partnerships, and international engagement, Dr. Al Saud has built a distinguished career centered on creating impact through collaboration and institution-building. She has worked across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to advance initiatives that strengthen organizations, expand opportunity, and improve lives.
Before joining FII Institute, Dr. Al Saud served as Vice President of External Relations and Advancement at Alfaisal University. Her Royal Highness helped expand strategic partnerships, deepen international engagement, and elevate the university’s global standing in education, research, and innovation.
A recognized advocate for responsible leadership, inclusive healthcare transformation, education, and human development, Dr. Al Saud has represented Saudi Arabia at major international forums, including the G20, and the fourth Eurasian Women’s Forum.
Dr. Al Saud holds an MBBS degree and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, having completed her residency training at George Washington University. Her executive credentials include the Senior Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Business School, IMD Business School and she holds the prestigious, peer-reviewed distinction of Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP).
Richard Attias is the Chairman of the Executive Committee, FII Institute;
Founder & Chairman, Richard Attias & Associates.
He is also the Founder and Chairman of Richard Attias & Associates, a leading global communication strategy firm, and previously served as Executive Producer of the World Economic Forum (1996–2008).
Over the course of his career, Attias has built an unparalleled reputation for activating powerful networks, inspiring innovation, fostering public-private partnerships, and driving foreign direct investment in emerging markets.
Attias began his professional journey at IBM, where his passion for innovation led him to establish several companies in the global IT and computing services sectors, before spending a decade at the media conglomerate Publicis Groupe, where he served as Executive Chairman of Publicis Events Worldwide. He also served as CEO of the UAE government entity Dubai Event Management Company.
Attias completed his studies in civil engineering and earned a master’s degree in mathematics and physics.
Yahya Hamidaddin is Head of Communications at FII Institute, bringing over 25 years of experience in strategic communications and public relations across Saudi Arabia, the GCC, and global markets.
His career has evolved from local and regional roles to leading international communications mandates. He has led media, external and crisis communications for ACWA Power across 16 countries, managing complex, multi-market stakeholder environments and advancing the company’s positioning as a global leader in energy transition and desalination. He also served as General Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications at both NHC and Saudi Ground Services, leading brand, communications and stakeholder engagement at scale. He also led Edelman in Saudi Arabia as Managing Director, advising government entities and leading organizations on reputation management, strategic communications, and transformation programs.
He holds a Master’s degree (MA) in Public Communications and Public Relations from the University of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Ana Maria Torres has been adviser and consultant for governments, international organizations, and the private sector for over 20 years, focusing on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at the national, regional, and global levels.
In her current role as the Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the FII Institute, Ana Maria oversees a diverse portfolio of companies in which the FII Institute has invested, manages the Innovation Hub, and leads a dynamic investment ecosystem designed to accelerate the growth of early- and growth-stage ventures.
Under her leadership, the FII Institute fosters innovation and accelerates the success of its portfolio, positioning it as a catalyst for transformative impact.
Turqi Alnowaiser has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2019. Mr. Alnowaiser has served as Deputy Governor and Head of the International Investments Division at the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world, since June 2021, and previously served as Head of International Investments at the Public Investment Fund from October 2016 to June 2021.
Mr. Alnowaiser previously served as Senior Advisor at the Public Investment Fund from October 2015 to September 2016, prior to which he held several executive roles at Saudi Fransi Capital, a leading financial services firm based in Saudi Arabia, including as Head of Asset Management. Before his career at Saudi Fransi Capital, Mr. Alnowaiser specialized in developing, managing, and regulating various financial products across asset classes at Morgan Stanley, the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi Industrial Development Fund. Mr. Alnowaiser has served on the board of directors of Hapag-Lloyd AG, an international shipping and container transportation company, since February 2018.
Mr. Alnowaiser holds a B.A. in International Business from King Saud University and an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco.
Abdullah Alabduljabbar is the Chief Executive Officer at Sanabil Investments. He joined Sanabil in 2019 after serving at CEO of SADA Investments from 2015 to 2019. Prior, he was Head of Strategy and Planning at Bank Albilad.
Abdullah earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from California State University-Hayward in 1998.