About LAU

Governance and Administration

Board of Trustees

Mr. Philip Stoltzfus – Chairman
Chief Executive Officer of Thayer Brook Partners LLP

Mr. Mike Ahmar – Vice Chair
Chairman of the Board of Partners Bank of California

Mr. George Doumet – Secretary
Chairman and President of Federal White Cement Ltd.

Mr. Thomas Abraham
CEO of Cedar Rock Entertainment

Dr. Johnny B. Awwad
Associate Professor of New Testament, Near East School of Theology

Mrs. Sallama Bu Haydar Al Sayegh
Trustee of the American Community School of Abu Dhabi
President of Alfanar Lebanon Board
Board Member of the Children’s Cancer Center – Lebanon

Mr. Raymond Debbane
President and CEO of The Invus Group, LLC

Mr. Nijad Fares
Chairman of Wedge Equities Incorporated
Member of the Board of Directors of the Wedge Group

Mrs. Eva Kotite Farha
LAU Alumna

Dr. Riad Obegi
Chairman, Banque BEMO (Lebanon)

Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel, Ret.
President and CEO, The Gabriel Company, LLC

Dr. Kamal Shehadi
Chief Strategy Officer, International, e& Group
Director of the Maroc Telecom Supervisory Board

Dr. Moise Khayrallah
CEO, Emergo Therapeutics

Mrs. Cherilyn Murer
President/CEO, CGM Advisory Group, LLC

Mrs. May Makhzoumi
President of Makhzoumi Foundation 

Mrs. Darla Moore
Businesswoman

Dr. François Nader, MD, MBA
Chairman, Acceleron Pharma and Managing Director, Jesra Advisors

Mr. Charles Muller
Chairman & GM, Müller Consulting Services sal (off shore)
Chairman & GM, Müller Industries sarl

Dr. Robert Harrington, M.D.
Medical Director, Madison Clinic
Section Chief – Infectious Diseases, University of Washington

Dr. H. John Shammas, M.D.
Medical Director, Shammas Eye Medical Center & M/S Surgery Center

Mr. Peter Tanous
Chairman of Lynx Investment Advisory

Dr. Edmond D. Villani
Independent Financial Services Professional

Rev. Curtis White
Solo Pastor, St. Andrews Presbyterian

Mr. Elie Habib
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and CTO, Anghami

Ms. Yasmina Eugenia Haddad
Research Associate, International Development Division, American Institutes for Research
Chicago, Illinois
PhD Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Education

Ms. Sara Ganim
Journalist

Mr. Mostafa Terrab
Chairman and CEO, OCP Group

Mr. Tony N. Frem
Chairman, Indevco Management Resources Inc.

Sheikh Walid Katibah
Synod Representative
Engineer

Mr. Ghassan M. Saab
CEO, Sorensen Gross Company

Sheikha Intisar Salem Al Ali Al Sabah
Co-Founder and CEO, Lulua Group

Mrs. Zeina Akar
Founder and Leader of Advocacy Experts Group for election to contribute to change in Lebanon
Director of Kutub Publishing House
Founder and Director of the Social and Cultural Development Association (INMA)

Mr. Firas Abi Nassif
Founding Partner of Teleios Capital Partners, LLC

Mrs. Sirine Sidani Abu Ghazaleh
Founder of Les Createurs and Co-Founder of The Sidani Charity Foundation
Board member of King’s Academy, SANA for Special Individuals, MMAG Foundation and Unigaz Group

Ex-Officio Members

Rev. Elmarie Parker
PC(USA) Regional Liaison in Lebanon – Syria

Rev. Joseph Kassab
General Secretary, National Evangelical SYNOD of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL)

Dr. Chaouki T. Abdallah
President, Lebanese American University

Dr. Abdul-Nasser Kassar
Chair of the Faculty Senate, Lebanese American University
LAU Faculty Representative