Chief Investment Officer
Mohammad Saif Al Sowaidi is the Chief Investment Officer, North and South Americas of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and leads QIA investments across the various asset classes in the Americas region. He is also a member of QIA Executive committee.
Prior to his current role, Mohammed was President of QIA US Office in New York for the period 2015-2020. Mohammed led establishing QIA’s US office that now hosts an investment team supporting QIA’s efforts to become a significant investor in the US.
Prior to his current role, Mohammad was the Portfolio Manager of the Industrials, Technology, Telecom, and Media Portfolio at QIA. Before joining QIA, Mohammed was a Director, Corporate Banking at Masraf Al-Rayan covering the Government and Real Estate Sectors, 2006-2010. He was also a Financial Analyst at ExxonMobil Treasury in Qatar, 2004- 2006.
Mohammad graduated from University of Missouri – Columbia with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Mathematical Statistics and Finance and is a CFA Charterholder.