Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Ashmore Investment Management
Dr. Alshwer is the Managing Director and CEO of Ashmore Investment Saudi Arabia. He joined Ashmore in 2017, after serving as the Chief Executive and Secretary General of the Higher Education Fund (HEF), the investment arm for 26 public Saudi universities, where he was responsible for managing its multi-asset-class, multi-market investment portfolio. Prior to this, Dr. Alshwer worked at multiple private and public entities such as the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia where he was a senior advisor in areas related to investment and financial affairs. He served as Chairman and member of the Advisory Committee at the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Saudi Arabia. In addition to these posts, Dr. Alshwer has served as a board director in companies in such sectors as technology, agriculture, hospitality, and real estate. He has also served as a fund board member for investment funds in the US and Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Alshwer holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, MBA in Finance from the John Neff College of Business at the University of Toledo, BA in Finance from King Saud University, and is a CFA Charterholder. He has also completed multiple executive education programs at Harvard, INSEAD, IMD, and LBS.
Capital Markets & ESG Finance Saudi Arabia 2023
