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Joe SADDI
President of the Board of Trustees at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ)
Former Global Chairman, Booz & Co
Minister of Energy and Water
Joe Saddi is a seasoned management consultant with a career spanning over 38 years. He is a globally recognized expert in strategy, governance, and economic development.
A business management graduate, Saddi began as a Manager at Bain & Company in Paris (1986-1993) before serving as a Senior Partner in the Middle East and a board member at Booz Allen Hamilton (1993-2008). He went on to become the Global Chairman of the Board at Booz & Company (2008-2014) and its Managing Director in the Middle East. Subsequently, he was Chairman of Strategy&’s Middle East businness (2014-2018) and has since been the company’s Senior Executive Advisor.
An alumnus of Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour, Saddi is actively involved in academia. Since 2022, he has served as President of the USJ Board of Trustees, ensuring that the institution upholds its Jesuit values, with service to others at the heart of its mission, beyond academic and financial considerations.