Mohammed bin Mahfoodh Alardhi is the Executive Chairman of Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, which currently has a presence in twelve countries across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia. Alardhi serves on the International Advisory Board of The Brookings Institute in Washington, DC, and is a trustee for the Eisenhower Fellowship in Philadelphia. He also sits on the boards of the World Economic Forum, Harvard Kennedy School’s Dean’s Council, and the Harvard Center for Public Leadership, and is a member of the Global Advisory Council for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Alardhi holds a bachelor of science degree in military science from the Royal Air Force UK Staff College in Bracknell, UK, and a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is a graduate of the Royal Air Force Military Academy in Cranwell, UK, and the National Defense University in Washington, DC.