Mr. Ziad-Alexandre Hayek

Ziad-Alexandre Hayek has 45 years of experience in investment banking, corporate strategy, public policy, public-private partnerships, technology, and artificial intelligence. He has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the US, and Latin America. In 2019, he was nominated to be President of the World Bank, and in 2025 he was the Opposition’s candidate for President of Lebanon. Hayek is currently President of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals (www.wappp.net), Chairman of the Board of Erisian Institute (www.erisian.org), and Strategy Advisor to Paxon Group (www.paxongroup.com.au), and HyperCycle.ai (www.hypercycle.ai). He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of USEK University (www.usek.edu). Previously he was Vice Chair of the United Nations Working Party on PPP, Secretary General of Lebanon’s High Council for Privatization and PPP, CEO of Talaya Water, CEO of Lonbridge Associates, Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns, President of Indosuez Mexico, Head of International Securitization at Citibank, and Vice President at Salomon Brothers. He is and has been a member of the board of directors of multiple companies, banks, NGOs, and tech startups. He was also a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations. Hayek has an MA in International Management from the University of Texas at Dallas. He studied business administration at Mexico’s Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, is certified in artificial intelligence by IBM, and is registered as a CEO of a financial institution by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Hayek has lectured at several universities, has spoken at more than 150 conferences, and is conversant with 11 languages.