Ibrahim Osta

Ibrahim brings over 30 years of experience leading international development projects with over $350 million under management or advisory, generating more than $7 billion in economic growth, enhancing infrastructure, developing tourism, strengthening institutions, and improving the lives of millions worldwide. A Global Travel Hall of Fame inductee, he currently spearheads Chemonics' economic development consulting activities in the GCC through its Saudi Arabia subsidiary Chemonics Arabia. An adjunct professor at The George Washington University School of Business, he teaches entrepreneurship, human capital development, and tourism and hospitality management. Ibrahim has advised on tourism-driven economic development in Uzbekistan, Nepal, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Tunisia, the UAE, Lebanon, the US Virgin Islands, Solomon Islands, and El Salvador, and has managed U.S. Government-financed projects across the Middle East, Western Balkans, the Caucasus, and Latin Americ