Abdulwahab Alkebsi

Managing Director for Programs, Center for International Private Enterprise

USA

Abdulwahab Alkebsi is the Managing Director for Programs at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), a non-profit affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In his role at CIPE, Mr. Alkebsi oversees democracy and market-reform initiatives that combat corruption, build the capacity of business associations to represent private sector voices, strengthen entrepreneurship skills and ecosystems, empower women, organize the informal sector, and strengthen property rights. Prior to joining CIPE, Mr. Alkebsi served as the Director of the Middle East and North Africa division at the NED, and prior to that, Mr. Alkebsi served as the Executive Director at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID).