Salem Aoun

Managing Director - Head of MENA @ Future Standard | Institutional access to US Middle Market, Private Equity, and Private Credit

25.6 yrs experienceFinancial Services

Apr 2024Added yesterday

The move

MoveCanoo → Future Standard

TitleHead of International Partnerships → Managing Director - Head of MENA

LocationDallas → United Arab Emirates

Career arcRooted in UAE★

Cross-border moveYes · United States → United Arab Emirates

Years in UAE20.0

Total experience25.6 years

Board MemberJun 2025 — Present
Spectra Asset Management· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Managing Director - Head of MENAApr 2024 — Present
Future Standard· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Advisor - Middle East RegionMay 2023 — May 2024
Palm Drive Capital
Head of International PartnershipsOct 2022 — Apr 2023
Canoo· Dallas, Texas, United States
Founder & CEOJan 2019 — May 2024
Novos Capital
Partner & CSO (exited to Saxo Bank)Aug 2015 — Jan 2017
Pritle (Binck Forward)· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands· Full-time
Executive Director - Institutions & Sovereign Wealth Funds Group - Country Division HeadOct 1998 — Sep 2015
Goldman Sachs· London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Riyadh, New York· Full-time