Jamil Alothman is Vice President, Industrial Development, of the U.S.-Saudi Business Council. In this position, Jamil Alothman offers more than 35 years’ worth of expert guidance to Council professionals and corporate executives in the area of Saudi Arabia’s top-leading industrial capacities, strategies, and developments. Prior to his current role, Mr. Alothman served as Senior Advisor, Industrial Strategies, at the Council where he regularly counseled clients coupling his in-depth knowledge, experience, skills, and expertise working with Saudi Arabia.

Before joining the Business Council, Mr. Alothman held several senior management level positions including Director of Industrial Cluster Department, Director of Investor Relations Department, and Director of Economic Development Department with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY). His scope of work at the RCJY was related to economic and industrial development in Jubail Industrial City with primary concentration in to the chemical and petrochemical fields with proven accomplishments in assessing, analyzing, negotiating, and recommending optimum investment proposals based on strategy and organization objectives.

Jamil Alothman holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Howard University in Washington, D.C.