Ziad-Alexandre Hayek has 44 years of experience in investment banking, corporate strategy, artificial intelligence, public policy, and public-private partnerships. In 2019, he was nominated to be President of the World Bank. He is currently President of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals, Head of Global Strategic Alliances at HyperCycle.ai, and member of the Board of Trustees of USEK University. Previously he was Vice Chair of the UN Working Party on PPP, Secretary General of Lebanon’s High Council for Privatization and PPP, and a senior managing director in major investment banks. Hayek is a conversant with 11 languages.