The Council is governed by a board of directors composed of U.S. and Saudi distinguished corporate leaders.

Lubna Olayan is involved in the governance of The Olayan Group (TOG) through serving as Chair of the Corporate Board of TOG; Deputy Chair of Olayan Financing Company (OFC) – the holding company of TOG in MENA – and Chair of the Corporate Board of Olayan Saudi Holding Company (OSHCO) – the operating entity of TOG in MENA.

Ms. Olayan also chairs the Board of Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB).

In addition, Ms. Olayan is currently a member of several international advisory boards, including those of Akbank, Bank of America, Hakluyt, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), and TotalEnergies. She is a Senior Advisor at Chatham House, sits on the Global Board of Advisors at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and sits on the Board of Directors of KAUST Investment Management Company (KIMC).

She also serves as a trustee of MIT and the World Economic Forum, is a member of the Asia Business Council, and a director of the Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA) of Temasek Trust. Her other philanthropic positions include serving as President of the Suliman S. Olayan Foundation and Chair of Alfanar, a UK based charity and the first venture philanthropy organization in the Arab world.

Jane Fraser is the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Citi, the world’s most global bank, which serves clients in more than 180 countries and jurisdictions. Under her leadership, Citi has reinforced its significant and strategic presence in Saudi Arabia, further connecting the country to the global economy, expanding operations, and actively investing in growing local talent. Over more than two decades at Citi, Jane has held senior leadership roles spanning global consumer and institutional businesses.

Beyond Citi, she serves on the boards of the Business Roundtable, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Partnership for New York City. She also is a member of the Group of 30 and chairs the Financial Services Forum. Ms. Fraser holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an M.A. in Economics from Cambridge University.

Charles Salem Hallab is the President & CEO of the U.S.-Saudi Business Council (the “Council”). Mr. Hallab is a long-standing member of the Board of Directors of the Council and the founder of Barrington Global, an international legal and strategic advisory firm focused on the intersection of law, business, and policy between the Middle East and the West.

Mr. Hallab has led key practices, groups, and initiatives at two of the largest and most prominent law firms in the world (Baker McKenzie and Mayer Brown), including Middle East, Corporate & Securities, Joint Venture & Strategic Alliance, and Climate Change & Sustainability Transactions. Most recently, Mr. Hallab chaired both the Middle East Practice and the International Joint Venture Practice at Mayer Brown.

For more than 25 years, Mr. Hallab has represented and advised scores of stakeholders on major international transactions, ventures, projects, crises and disputes between the U.S. and the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Hallab received his Juris Doctor and his M.B.A. from Georgetown University, and he prides himself on his ability to work well across multiple areas of law, business and policy as well as across cultures, politics and personalities. He strives to define himself both professionally and personally by his humanity and humility, including with a highly positive outlook, a respectful and supportive disposition, a commitment to integrity and a drive for collective success.