Elias is a Managing Director at Eagle Investments Limited  based in Dubai where he leads investments in international real estate, private equity and venture capital. Elias also heads the advisory practice for the firm focused on corporate finance and investment management mandates. Elias has managed investments across sectors in the U.S, UK, MENA and Asia. Elias also serves on boards of several regional SME’s and startups advising entrepreneurs and companies on growth strategies, capital raising and value creation.

Prior to Eagle, Elias held several positions at global strategy consulting and financial services firms engaged in numerous principal investments, divestments, restructuring, capital raising and strategic and operational initiatives for government clients, large corporates and SMEs. Elias started his career at Bechtel Corporation in their U.S offices focusing on financial analysis and planning for large scale energy and telecommunication infrastructure projects.

Elias holds an MBA from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in management and economics from Purdue University.