Overview
- The Future Investment Initiative Institute announced that Princess Maha Al Saud will serve as its chief executive while founder Richard Attias has stepped down as CEO but remains chairman of the executive committee.
- Princess Maha is a trained medical doctor who previously served as vice president for external relations and advancement at Alfaisal University and has represented Saudi Arabia at forums such as the G20.
- The leadership change was posted on the institute’s official channels and was made public in the run-up to the organisation’s international conference in Rome later this month.
- The FII Institute was formalised in 2019 with backing from the Public Investment Fund and grew out of the 2017 Riyadh Future Investment Initiative conference, a platform the kingdom uses to court global capital.
- With the new CEO in place, the institute is expected to maintain its global-summit schedule and investor outreach, making the Rome meeting a key early test of how Princess Maha will shape Saudi economic diplomacy.