Sari A. Gadir
Principal Investor & Special Situations Operator | GCC SWFs, Family Offices & Holdcos
The move
MoveADQ → GS Capital Advisors
TitleAssociate Director → Managing Director
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE10.8
Total experience20.4 years
Career arc
- Senior Advisor & Independent Investment Committee Director2025 — PresentCConfidential - Family Office - GCC· United Arab Emirates· Part-time
- Managing DirectorJan 2023 — Present
GS Capital Advisors· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Associate Director2021 — 2023
ADQ· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chief Investment Officer (Interim - Special Situations Restructuring Mandate)2019 — 2021
UAE Family Office· Full-time
- Investment Director - Industrial Technology2017 — 2019
Dussur | دسر· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
- Head of Financial Advisory & Business Development (GCC)2015 — 2017
Accordion· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Case Team Leader2012 — 2014
Bain & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Board Member2009 — 2022
Various Board Memberships
- Private Equity Portfolio Manager - Direct Investments, Joint Ventures & Fund Allocation2009 — 2012
The Olayan Group· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
- Associate2006 — 2009
Booz & Company.· Full-time
Education
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA2006
- The University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Arts · Interdisciplinary Studies2003
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual