Assaad W. Razzouk
Lebanese-British clean energy entrepreneur, investor and art gallery owner
Assaad Wajdi Razzouk (born in 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-British clean-energy entrepreneur, author, podcaster and commentator.
Biography
From 1993 to 2002, Razzouk was an investment banker at Nomura International plc in London, where he was successively Head of the Middle East Group (1993–1997), Head of Corporate Finance – Emerging Markets (1997–1999), Head of Corporate Finance – Financial Institutions, Communications and Technology (1999–2001) and Deputy Head, Global Corporate Finance (2001–2002).
In 2005 Razzouk co-founded Sindicatum Renewable Energy, of which he was chairman and chief executive officer. Sindicatum (Singapore) is a developer, owner and operator of clean energy projects in Asia.
In 2021 Razzouk co-founded Gurīn Energy, of which he is chief executive officer. Gurīn Energy is a renewable energy development platform headquartered in Singapore which focuses on greenfield renewable projects across Asia.
His début book Saving the Planet Without the Bullshit was published in 2022 by Atlantic Books. Razzouk is also the host of The Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast.
Razzouk founded Southeast Asia's first Middle Eastern contemporary art gallery, Sana Gallery in Singapore.
Education
Razzouk is a graduate of Syracuse University (summa cum laude) and holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Honoris Causa in Climate Change, Sustainable Development and International Cooperation from Teri University in India.
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