Mr. Tarek Kettaneh

Email: tkettaneh@yahoo.com

Tarek Kettaneh
Short Bio

AUB, MIT and Harvard Business School education;
formerly CEO of the Kettaneh Group,
Then venture capitalist, manager of Lebanon Holdings, a Luxemburg listed private equity firm
Research Interests

SMEs in the MENA, Start Ups in the MENA Family Business issues
Teaching Interests

Entrepreneurship related courses, including Strategy and Decision Making; Small Business Management; Family Business Management; Venture Capital / Private Equity / Incubators; B 2 B Marketing; Service Management
Expertise

Start Ups, family Business issues, strategy
Education     
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Jan 1975     Harvard University     Master Of Business Administration (MBA)
Jan 1972     Massachusetts Institute of Technology     Master of Engineering (ME)
Jan 1970     American University of Beirut     Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

Work Experience     
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2001 - Present     Senior Lecturer (Full-time)     American University of Beirut
2008 - 2008         Lecturer     Lebanese League of Women in Business
1996 - 2001         Snior Manager (Full-time)     Lebanon Invest Asset Management
1987 - 1996     Investor     Venture capital investor
1975 - 1987     General manager/ acting CEO     Kettaneh Group

Languages                                                                                                                                            
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German     Professional working
English      Professional working
Arabic       Professional working
Persian     Professional working
Italian      Limited Working
French      Professional working