Jay Ennis is an international business and trade promotion professional with over 18 years of experience spanning market analysis, strategic management, communications, and global affairs. He currently serves as Director at the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, where he fosters client engagement and international commercial development to advance bilateral business ties.

Jay brings singular expertise in Middle East markets and industries, including oil and gas, power generation (conventional and alternative), defense and security, construction and real estate, and mining and mineral resources. He spearheaded numerous high-level business development missions to Saudi Arabia, including a delegation led by former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, which facilitated engagements for over 20 leading U.S. defense firms.

Before joining the Council, Jay held roles with the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University. He earned a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs and Management from The Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Science in International Politics, cum laude, from Georgetown University.