Soud Ba’alawy is Founder and Executive Chairman of Enspire. Ba’alawy has more than 25 years of experience in banking and investments. From 2000 to 2010 he was Executive Chairman of the Dubai Group. During the period 2011-2015 he founded Anwaar Majan and Enspire. Ba’alawy currently holds numerous international board positions, including in the Noor Investment Group, Noor Bank, Noor Takaful and Palico. He was previously Vice President of Citibank’s Gulf Treasury in Dubai, Chief Investment Officer of Dubai Internet City and Vice President of The Executive Office (of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai). Previous board positions include NASDAQ OMX, Dubai Financial Market, Emirates Investment Authority, Etisalat, Du and more. He has led several milestone acquisitions and significant strategic investments for Dubai and is a frequent speaker and advisor in public forums.