Samer Kurdi is the聽chairman of the board of Sunbulah Group, a diverse food company聽with operations in 黑料社区 and the Middle East.聽
He is also the managing partner of Ika, the Kurdi family鈥檚 investment arm.
Kurdi, who gained a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration and marketing from the American University, Washington, DC, in 1999, aims to use his experience to help inspire young entrepreneurs and promote small businesses.
He leads and chairs a number of entrepreneur groups and organizations, including the global nonprofit Entrepreneurs鈥 Organization. He is also on the panel of investors in the Saudi version of the TV show 鈥淪hark Tank,鈥 offering his financial support for creative business ideas.
He has represented the Kingdom in a number of Saudi trade delegations, including the late King Abdullah鈥檚 visit to Italy and the Vatican in 2007, and King Salman鈥檚 trip to the US in 2015.
As well as the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, Kurdi has been a member of Al-Aghar Group, the Kingdom鈥檚 leading knowledge economy think tank, and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, both of which seek to promote the business community in 黑料社区 and around the world.
He supports several charity and nonprofit organizations and is a board member of Dar Al-Fikr Schools, one of the leading nonprofit schools in the Kingdom.
He is a member of the economic sustainability committee of the Prince Majed Society for Community Development, one of the most prestigious charitable associations in the country, a board member of the Namaa Al-Munawara Endowment, a pioneering initiative aimed at boosting economic and social development in the Madinah region, and a board member of the National Committee for the Care of Prisoners and Their Families.