American University of Beirut

Nadim Tabbara

A trustee since 2026 and an AUB graduate (BA '80), Nadim Tabbara is the Executive Director of the Suliman S. Olayan Charitable Foundation, where he oversees the Olayan Group's longstanding commitment to giving back and supporting social initiatives in education, healthcare, Relief and Assistance, and Social Development. Previously, he served as The Olayan Group's CFO, responsible for Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Internal Controls between 2008 and 2025. Mr. Tabbara has held a wide range of roles at The Olayan Group over a 40-year career across Credit, Risk, Finance, Foreign Exchange, and Banking. Mr. Tabbara also co-founded Child of Lebanon, a UK registered charity established in 1996 to support child-focused NGOs across Lebanon. Until February 2026, he served as a member of the Investment Advisory Committee at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at AUB. He was also a Board Member for Chipita and TEMES, two major companies in Greece. Mr. Tabbara holds an MBA from McGill University in Montreal ('80), a DESS in Computer Science from Université Dauphine in Paris ('83) and has completed Harvard's Program for Management Development (PMD '96).​​​

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