Jamal Saab
Senior Managing Director, Head of Middle East Client Solutions
Jamal Saab is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Middle East at GID, where he is responsible for establishing and leading the firm’s activities in the Middle East. Prior to joining GID in 2024, Mr. Saab was Managing Director and Head of Middle East at Pretium, where he established the firm’s first presence in the Middle East and led Pretium’s efforts from 2021 to 2024.
Prior to that, Mr. Saab was at PineBridge Investments, where he spent eight years growing the firm’s asset management activities in the Middle East. Mr. Saab was a member of the firm’s senior leadership and a member of the executive committee for the Middle East. Previously, Mr. Saab was Managing Director and Head of MENA & CEA for Natixis Investment Managers, where he spent ten years leading the firm’s activities in the region. He was a member of the firm’s international strategic committee and a board member of Natixis Investment Managers EMEA, where his expertise and knowledge of the Middle East was integral to the strategic development of the firm’s growth in the region.
Mr. Saab was in that position from 2004 to 2014. Under his leadership, the firm provided sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, distribution platforms, and family offices with a wide range of asset management capabilities with a strong focus on alternative investments.