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Mike Wariebi is a Managing Director and Head of Lazard Asset Management, Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Prior to this role, Mike led the Healthcare, Endowments & Foundations, and Family Office team in the US. Previously, Mike was the Global Head of Alternative Investments Distribution at Lazard Asset Management. Prior to joining Lazard in 2007, Mike was Global Head of Marketing for KBC Alternative Investment Management. He began working in the investment field in 1996 on the convertible bond trading desk at D.E. Shaw Securities. Mike has a BA in Economics and International Studies, an MA in International Political Economy from Warwick University, and an MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge University.

Fadi El Haddad is a Director on the Institutional Business Development team in the Middle East. He began working in the investment field in 2008. Prior to joining Lazard in May 2022, Fadi was a Principal investment consultant and the commercial leader for Mercer Investment Consulting in the Middle East. Prior to joining Mercer, he headed Al Mal Capital’s institutional sales department, the investment arm of Dubai Investments PJSC. Fadi also previously worked as head of institutional business and product development for Rasmala Plc. in Dubai; and Business Development Manager at ING Investment Management (Middle East). Earlier in his career, Fadi was a Business Analyst with Deloitte’s Financial Advisory Services. He holds a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Banking & Finance, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management from the Lebanese American University. He is a native Arabic, English and French speaker.