A Trustee since 2026, Fares Noujaim is Co-Chairman of Guggenheim Securities and a senior leader in the global financial industry. Over a four-decade career, Mr. Noujaim has held senior leadership roles as Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate & Investment Banking at Bank of America, President of Merrill Lynch Middle East & North Africa, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., having begun his career at Goldman Sachs in 1985. A proud American Lebanese and a lifelong champion of education, Mr. Noujaim has previously served on the Boards of International College in Beirut and The National Council of Economic Education - causes that reflect his deep belief in the power of learning to shape lives and communities. He is a graduate of Pace University (BBA in Economics, '85).