HE Khalid Humaidan was appointed as Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) in September 2019. Prior to that, he was BNP Paribas Head of Global Markets – Middle East and Africa, based in Bahrain.

He has over 20 years of experience working in capital markets and currently serves on multiple boards, some of which are: EDB, Mumtalakat, Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), and TRA.

Khalid graduated from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Finance.