Walid S. Chiniara
Founder & Managing Director - Chiniara & Co. of Chiniara & Co.Walid has 44 years of experience, 28 of which dedicated to crafting legacies, Walid's 7-Step Methodology™ navigates generational conflicts and fosters lasting family unity.
Leveraging his experience from Tier-1 US/Canadian law firms and a CAC40 multinational to elite family enterprises, he helps families in business scale globally while amplifying their home base.
His approach empowers the rising NxGn by blending tradition with innovation to dominate in an era of disruption.
In Numbers:
• Pioneered one of the first regional family offices in 1998.
• Served 175+ families with over $650 billion under management.
• Achieved lasting harmony in 90% of succession plans.
Recent Accolade by FamCap (+1000 family offices):
• Top family business advisor in the Middle East, and among the Top-5 globally.
Zeyad Khoshaim
Senior External Associate at GCC Board Directors InstituteZeyad is a senior GCC BDI External Faculty member.
Zeyad is the Managing Partner of Khoshaim & Associates and is a leading lawyer in Saudi Arabia who specializes in advising corporate multinationals in structuring and financing major projects, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions in Saudi Arabia. For 20 years, he has advised and led on some of Saudi Arabia's most high profile projects, including various Vision 2030 matters.
Zeyad leads the corporate, capital markets and dispute resolution teams in Riyadh, and has advised on landmark debt and equity capital markets transactions, litigated in court and arbitration, and advised on public mergers and acquisitions.
Zeyad was a member of the CMA's Advisory Committee helping to shape the regulatory framework for corporate governance and capital markets. He has been invited to speak on various topics, including corporate governance matters, and has participated in capital markets symposiums. He was also a founding board member of the Saudi Arabian Commercial Arbitration Center.
Zeyad currently serves as a Member of the Court at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, as nominated by the Government of Saudi Arabia.
Zeyad obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University Law School and has an Executive Management of Law Firms Certificate from Harvard Law School.