Assaad Wajdi Razzouk | |
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Nationality | Lebanon, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Syracuse University Columbia University |
Occupation | CEO of Gurin Energy |
Spouse | Roula Khalaf |
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Assaad Wajdi Razzouk (born in 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-British clean-energy entrepreneur, author, podcaster and commentator.
Razzouk is chief executive officer of Gurīn Energy, [1] which he co-founded in 2021. Gurīn Energy is a renewable energy development platform headquartered in Singapore which focuses on greenfield renewable projects across Asia.[2]
His début book, “Saving the Planet Without the Bullshit” [3] was published in 2022 by Atlantic Books. Razzouk is also the host of The Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast.[4]
Previously, Razzouk was chairman and chief executive officer of Sindicatum Renewable Energy,[5] which he co-founded in 2005. Sindicatum (Singapore) is a developer, owner and operator of clean energy projects in Asia.[6] From 1993 to 2002, Razzouk was an investment banker at Nomura International plc in London, where he was successively Head of the Middle East Group (1993-1997), Head of Corporate Finance – Emerging Markets (1997-1999), Head of Corporate Finance – Financial Institutions, Communications and Technology (1999-2001) and Deputy Head, Global Corporate Finance (2001-2002).[7]
He founded South East Asia's first Middle Eastern contemporary art gallery, Sana Gallery in Singapore.[8]
Razzouk is a graduate of Syracuse University (summa cum laude) and holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York[9] and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Honoris Causa in Climate Change, Sustainable Development and International Cooperation from Teri University in India.[10][11]
He is a board member of ClientEarth, an environmental group using the law to protect Earth and its inhabitants;[12] a board member of EB Impact, a Singapore-based non-profit organization that provides trainings and programs to Asia Pacific’s underserved communities;[13] and is affiliated with Washington, D.C.’s Middle East Institute as an Expert at the Middle East – Asia Project.[14] He also serves on the Advisory Board of media group Eco-Business and on the International Council of the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.[15]