AmCham Saudi Arabia Committees
Message from the Chair
Faran Siddiqi
Chair, Defense & Security Committee
Dr. Danny Busch is the General Manager of Jones Group Middle East in Riyadh and a retired U.S. Navy Captain with more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in defense, national security, engineering, and organizational transformation. He has led multi-billion-dollar acquisition programs, managed large multidisciplinary organizations, and supported major strategic initiatives aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.
Dr. Busch's career includes senior leadership roles with the U.S. Navy, the National Reconnaissance Office, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Jones Group International. His expertise spans strategic planning, governance, systems engineering, international partnerships, and U.S.–Saudi defense and commercial collaboration.
Nasser Nabhan, Ed.D.
Chair, Education Committee
Joseph Rank is the Chief Executive and Vice President for Saudi Arabia and Africa at Lockheed Martin and a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General with extensive leadership experience in defense, diplomacy, and international security. Based in the Kingdom, he leads Lockheed Martin's regional operations and plays a key role in advancing U.S.–Saudi defense cooperation, industrial partnerships, and localization initiatives in support of Saudi Vision 2030.
Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, General Rank served in senior military and diplomatic assignments across the Middle East, including Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, and UAE. His career combines operational military leadership, international engagement, strategic policy, and defense industry expertise, positioning him as a trusted leader in U.S.–Middle East security and commercial relations. The Middle East Institute profile highlights his regional expertise and leadership in U.S. policy and security affairs. Joe has been in the Kingdom for almost eight years and first came to the Kingdom in 1991 for Desert Storm.
Ahmed Hafiz
Chair, Energy Committee
Asaad Al Jomoai is the President of Boeing Saudi Arabia, leading the company's operations and strategic engagement in the Kingdom. With more than 26 years of leadership experience spanning aerospace, government, digital transformation, and strategic partnerships, he has played a significant role in advancing Boeing's long-term business, localization, and industrial cooperation initiatives in support of Saudi Vision 2030. Prior to becoming President in 2023, he held several senior leadership positions at Boeing, including Head of International Strategic Partnerships and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. Before joining Boeing, he served as a Senior Advisor to the Saudi Ministry of Investment and Managing Director of the Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (GSCRI), as well as holding leadership roles in national digital transformation projects and the ICT sector. Mr. Al Jomoai has extensive experience in strategic planning, government relations, business development, and public-private partnerships. His leadership has focused on strengthening Boeing's relationships with Saudi government entities, airlines, and industrial partners while supporting localization, aviation growth, and economic diversification. His background uniquely combines private-sector executive leadership with senior government advisory experience and major national transformation initiatives.
Dareen Ayyad
Chair, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Committee
Terry Amin is the Director of Sales for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain at FedEx, leading enterprise commercial strategy, trade corridor growth, and supply chain solutions across the Kingdom and Bahrain. With more than 20 years of executive leadership experience spanning international logistics, supply chain resilience, industrial engineering, and digital transformation, he has a proven track record of modernizing commercial operations and driving P&L expansion across global markets. Prior to his current role at FedEx, he served as Vice President of Commercial at Proclad Group, Board Member and Director of Sales & Marketing for Middle East operations at thyssenkrupp Elevator, and Executive Board Member and Group Senior Director at Taqeef. He previously spent over eight years at FedEx Express as Regional Sales Director for the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, managing commercial teams across 22 countries. Mr. Amin holds executive certifications in digital transformation, AI, and Machine Learning from MIT and Udacity, as well as executive leadership credentials from IMD.
Dana Al Ajlani
Chair, Healthcare Committee
Justin Endres is the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Seclore and serves as a Board Advisor to RackWare and 1Kosmos, directing global revenue operations, market expansion, and channel strategy across data security, identity, and cloud environments. Bringing over two decades of executive leadership experience in enterprise cybersecurity software and go-to-market (GTM) execution, he has spearheaded growth and international expansion for high-growth tech firms across North America and the Middle East. Prior to Seclore, he held executive revenue and channel leadership roles at leading cybersecurity organizations including AlienVault (acquired by AT&T), Webroot (acquired by Carbonite), SolarWinds, HYCU, and ActivTrak. Recognized as an industry Channel Chief (’24, ’25, ’26), Mr. Endres focuses extensively on regional digital transformation across Riyadh, Dubai, and the broader Middle East. His leadership concentrates on data sovereignty, data-centric security, AI governance, and building vendor-agnostic security frameworks to protect critical enterprise data planes.
Bryan Harvey
Chair, Infrastructure Committee
Fernando Vallina is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President of ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia Inc., where he leads one of the Kingdom's largest U.S. energy companies and oversees its strategic partnerships with Saudi government entities and industry leaders. With an international career in the energy sector, he is responsible for advancing ExxonMobil's business interests in Saudi Arabia while strengthening long-standing collaborations with key partners including Aramco, SABIC, and major joint ventures. Based in Riyadh, he represents ExxonMobil's nearly century-long commitment to the Kingdom and its support for Saudi Vision 2030 initiatives. Under his leadership, ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia has emphasized strategic partnerships, industrial investment, STEM education, sustainability, and talent development. His public engagement reflects close collaboration with government ministries, industry leaders, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations including Misk Foundation, Mawhiba and Alfaisal University, demonstrating a strong commitment to developing Saudi capabilities and supporting economic diversification.
JONATHAN BURNS
Chair, Professional Services Committee
Jonathan G. Burns is a Partner at HFW (Holman Fenwick Willan) in Riyadh, specializing in corporate, commercial, and regulatory law across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. U.S.-trained and admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Indiana, he brings over 12 years of full-time legal practice in Saudi Arabia, supporting multinational corporations, foreign investors, and state-backed entities on high-value cross-border transactions, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance. Prior to joining HFW, he was a Senior Associate at ZH Partners in Jeddah and spent five years in Dentons’ corporate practice in Riyadh. Mr. Burns is a published authority on Saudi and Islamic law, authoring Introduction to Islamic Law: Principles of Civil, Criminal, and International Law under the Shari'a alongside several legal treatises on GCC cross-border dispute resolution and corporate procedures. He actively drives legal-commercial policy initiatives in the Kingdom, recently co-authoring AmCham Saudi Arabia’s landmark white paper, New Saudi Arabian Sports Law: Unlocking Investments, and analyzing draft corporate regulations for Saudi Arabia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs). With the American Chamber of Commerce Saudi Arabia, he serves as the new chair of Professional Services Committee after previously serving as its program director during the 2025/26 season.
Maxwell Andrews
Chair, Sports, Tourism, Entertainment, and Culture (STEC) Committee
Haider Hussain is the Managing Partner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at Fragomen, where he leads the firm's strategic guidance and operational oversight for global mobility, corporate restructuring, and immigration services. Based in Riyadh, he brings over 15 years of executive experience assisting multinational corporations, governments, and private individuals in navigating complex human capital strategies and cross-border talent deployments. Under his leadership, Fragomen advises heavily on Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 talent mobility landscape, including navigating the Regional Headquarters (RHQ) initiative, Premium Residency programs, and Saudization (Nitaqat) compliance.
Mr. Hussain is already deeply engaged with the American Chamber of Commerce Saudi Arabia, currently serving as an active member of the Professional Services Committee. He frequently drives thought leadership and curates member events, recently hosting and moderating high-level AmCham Saudi Arabia webinars focused on adapting resourcing models under current business visa constraints, onshore staffing strategies, and talent localization.
Tala Alem
Chair, Technology Committee
David O'Hara leads corporate leasing at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), focused on transforming Riyadh into a global city. With over two decades of global executive experience across major real estate advisory firms, including previous leadership roles as Head of Savills Saudi Arabia, Chief Operating Officer at Cushman & Wakefield (Stiles & Riabokobylko), and Development Director at AIG/Lincoln, he advises multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government entities on real estate strategy, regional headquarters (RHQ) setup, and asset management. Additionally, he spent four years managing an SME loan portfolio at an NGO in Iraq.
Mr. O’Hara has authored pivotal market research on Riyadh’s office evolution, the rise of business parks, hotel infrastructure expansion, and corporate consolidation around hubs like the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). His market analysis provides strategic foresight on government fiscal policies, liquidity programs, and the trickle-down impact of infrastructure investments on foreign enterprise expansion.
Shirine Solh
Chair, Women in Business (WIB) Committee
Over the past several years, we have witnessed extraordinary progress in the Kingdom: women are leading companies, launching businesses, driving innovation and contributing across nearly every sector of the economy. What is particularly exciting today is that the conversation is no longer focused solely on women's participation in the workforce. It is increasingly about leadership, influence and impact and about ensuring that women have a seat at the table as decisions are made that will shape Saudi Arabia's future.
As many of the Vision 2030 targets related to women's economic participation have already been achieved, attention is increasingly turning to the next chapter: developing future leaders, strengthening pathways to executive and board positions, fostering entrepreneurship and creating workplace cultures where talent can thrive and grow. Across sectors including technology, energy, government, finance, healthcare, consulting, manufacturing and tourism, women are playing a vital role in the Kingdom's transformation.
Against this backdrop, I am delighted to introduce our new Women in Business Committee leadership team: Dena Zedan, Co-Chair; Safa Almarhoun, Program Director; and Nadia Al Atmah, Advisor. Together, we bring a diverse range of experiences, industries and perspectives, united by a shared commitment to advancing women's professional growth and creating opportunities for meaningful connection, collaboration and dialogue. I look forward to working alongside this exceptional team as we build an engaging and impactful agenda for the year ahead.
In the coming months, I encourage our members to watch the continued evolution of leadership development, entrepreneurship and the new opportunities emerging from Saudi Arabia's economic diversification agenda. These trends will not only shape our industries and organizations but also create new avenues for women to lead, innovate and contribute. Through the Women in Business Committee’s initiatives, we will spotlight these developments while providing platforms for learning, discussion, engagement and advocacy.
My hope is that the Women in Business Committee becomes more than a networking platform. I hope it serves as a trusted community where we learn from one another, share experiences openly, build lasting connections and work together as a positive force in advancing women's leadership across the Kingdom.
I look forward to meeting many of you at our upcoming events and hearing your ideas on how we can continue building on the remarkable progress achieved so far.