Alexandre Raffoul is a Member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum, leading business strategy for Emerging Markets and responsible for private sector engagement in Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America, MENA and South Asia. Alexandre is also a strategic advisor on talent and program development for the institution, and a featured author on the World Economic Forum Agenda. Prior to joining the WEF, Alexandre worked as the Director for business development at Terrafina, co-founded AV Consulting and held positions in product and wealth management at Robert Bosch GmbH, the Walt Disney Company and Arca Patrimoine. Alexandre holds a Bachelor in Business Administration degree in International Marketing from INSEEC Grande Ecole, a Masters of Liberals degree in Management from the Harvard Extension School, and was nominated a Global Leadership Fellow by the World Economic Forum in 2013.
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