Prior to joining VCBank, Dr. Al-Jawhary was with International Investment Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic investment bank, where he was Director of the International Investment Division, responsible for originating, negotiating and structuring private equity and real estate investments. Prior to that, he was a freelance investment advisor providing business and investment consultancy to domestic and regional financial institutions and corporate clients. He was also involved in originating, screening and structuring private equity investments globally. Dr. Al-Jawhary was also Director of Parallel Program, and an Assistant Professor at University of Bahrain, during which time he advised on major government and private projects. He holds an MBA in Financial Services from the UK, and a Ph.D. in Strategies for Foreign Investment & Multinational Corporations in Emerging Markets. Back