Charles Salem Hallab is the President & CEO of the U.S.-Saudi Business Council (USSBC). Mr. Hallab is a long-standing former 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 Corporate & Securities, Joint Venture & Strategic Alliance, Middle East and Climate Change & Sustainability Transactions. Most recently, Mr. Hallab chaired both the Middle East Practice and the International Joint Venture Practice at Mayer Brown.

Mr. Hallab has distinguished himself and his advisory with a strong business orientation and a reputation as a trusted international problem-solver. He has repeatedly been named a Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting, and he is widely regarded for his expertise, his trustworthiness, his friendliness as a person and his user friendliness as an advisor.

Mr. Hallab prides himself on his ability to work very well across divisional lines (whether internal or external), across cultures and across personalities, and he strives to define himself 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.