Aziz Ravat was appointed as Chief Investment Officer of Local Impact Investments in 2021. Prior to joining Mumtalakat he held the position of Head of Corporate Strategy at YBA Kanoo. Aziz earlier founded AQL Advisors, a boutique practice focused on middle-market companies’ strategic transformations and restructuring efforts.

He previously held key positions in corporate finance, treasury, private equity and investment banking at Investcorp and Bank Alkhair.

Aziz did his academic work at the University of Houston and is a Certified Public Accountant. Apart from co-founding two start-up ventures under development, his former board positions include an industrial services company in Saudi Arabia; a logistics company in UAE; and a construction services company in Bahrain.