Sheila Al-Rowaily has been the CEO of Wisayah Global Investment Management Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, since January 2019.
Over her 20 years at Aramco, Al-Rowaily has led a number of innovative and complex projects including the creation of Wisayah, which invests Saudi Aramco Group Companies’ pension funds, defined contribution funds and other long-term investment portfolios.
Wisayah partners with best-in-class investment firms and directly invests in debt, equity, and real assets on behalf of managed funds and portfolios.
She joined Saudi Aramco in 1998 as a money market trader, and from July 2005 to June 2006 she worked as a financial analyst in Dhahran. Al-Rowaily moved to Houston, Texas in July 2006 and worked there until December 2007 as treasurer.
She returned to Dhahran in January 2008 and worked as head of portfolio management at Aramco until January 2009.
From February 2009 to January 2019, Al-Rowaily worked as director of the investment management department at Aramco.
Al-Rowaily credits her rich experiences at Aramco for her leadership development, which paved the way for roles in finance, investment and risk management, planning and energy economics.
At Aramco, she sits on the diversity and inclusion steering committee, where she helps shape company policies and advocates for more women in leadership roles.
Al-Rowaily earned a Sloan Fellowship for MBA in business from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2017-2018. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture from King Faisal University and then earned an MBA in finance from American University of Beirut in 1997.
Who’s Who: Sheila Al-Rowaily, CEO of Wisayah Global Investment Management Company
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Who’s Who: Sheila Al-Rowaily, CEO of Wisayah Global Investment Management Company
Saudi Arabia stops ballistic missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base
- Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday strongly condemned Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia shot down seven ballistic missiles, the defense ministry said early Wednesday.
Six of the missiles were aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base, and the other was intercepted while heading to the Eastern Province.
Seven drones were knocked down heading to the Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter.
Thirteen drones were also shot down in Al-Kharj, Hafar Al-Batin, and other parts of the Eastern Province, the ministry said.
The war, launched by the US and Israel on Iran, has escalated, impacting regional stability and sparking a global energy crisis.
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday strongly condemned Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom, Gulf states and other countries in the region, saying they threaten regional security and violate international law.
The cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman via videoconference, reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s right to take all necessary measures to protect its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Brent crude hit a historic $120 a barrel on Monday before settling back down to $90 a barrel on Tuesday.
Amin Nasser, CEO of Aramco, the world’s top oil exporter, told reporters: “There would be catastrophic consequences for the world’s oil markets and the longer the disruption goes on ... the more drastic the consequences for the global economy.”
The White House said that gas prices will plummet once US objectives in the war are reached.
The conflict could stretch on for months despite US President Donald Trump saying that it could be drawing to a close. But Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said it will end when they decide.
