Omar Alghanim
About
Omar Alghanim is from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Omar is currently Member, Global Council at JA Worldwide. Omar also works as Founder at YAKOA, a job Omar has held since Mar 2020. Another title Omar currently holds is Member of the Leadership Council at the Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School. In Omar's previous role as a Member, Board of Dean's Advisors at Harvard Business School, Omar worked in Greater Boston Area until Jun 2026. Prior to joining Harvard Business School, Omar was a Chairman of the Board at Family Business Council - Gulf (FBCG) and held the position of Chairman of the Board at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to that, Omar was a Board Member at FBN-The Family Business Network , based in Switzerland from May 2021 to Jun 2024. Omar started working as Regional Board Member at INJAZ Al-Arab in Jan 2009. From Jan 2005 to Aug 2020, Omar was Founder and Chairman at INJAZ Kuwait. Prior to that, Omar was a Chairman at Gulf Bank from Mar 2013 to Mar 2020. Omar started working as CEO at Alghanim Industries in Mar 2005.
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Omar Alghanim's current jobs
Member of the Global Council of JA Worldwide, one of the world's largest youth-serving NGOs, delivering education in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship to young people in more than 100 countries. Also serve on JA Worldwide's Learning Experiences (LX) Committee. This role continues a two-decade commitment to JA's mission as co-founder and first Chairman of INJAZ Al-Arab, JA's regional operating center for the Arab world.
Long-term investing family office.
The Leadership Council is a network of business, philanthropic, and civic innovators who serve as partners to the Center for Public Leadership.
Founding board member.
Omar Alghanim's past jobs
The Family Business Council-Gulf (FBCG) is the GCC chapter of the largest global family business organization, Family Business Network (FBN) with over 8,000 members across 50 countries. Our Board shares a common view that the continuity and prosperity of family businesses is vital for the economic sustainability of the region, and can play an important positive role in society.
Junior Achievement MENA board
Junior Achievement in Kuwait
In 2004, INJAZ Al-Arab (INJAZ) became the Regional Operating Center of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JAW). INJAZ is a non-profit organization that promotes youth education and training in the Arab World under three pillars: workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.