Our Team
Experienced practitioners assembled based on the specific expertise each engagement requires.
Arabian Private Holdings brings together senior consultants and subject-matter specialists with deep experience across strategy, organization, governance, and performance. Every team member has spent their career advising organizations on consequential decisions.
We do not maintain a bench of generalists. Each consultant brings direct, relevant experience in the sector and functional area required for the engagement. This keeps our work grounded in practical knowledge rather than theoretical frameworks applied from a distance.
Our team members have backgrounds spanning top-tier consulting firms, multinational corporations, government advisory bodies, financial institutions, and academic research. They bring perspectives shaped by years of working within the Middle East region, not just advising on it from abroad.
Our People
Jeremiah Levy
Director, Strategy & Operations Advisory
Strategy and operations consultant with more than 18 years of experience across management consulting, business transformation, market entry, operating model design, and performance improvement.
Advises boards, founders, family groups and executive teams across the Middle East on corporate strategy, operating model design, performance improvement, governance and portfolio decisions. Leads senior-level consulting engagements from diagnosis through recommendation and implementation support.
Prior experience includes Principal Consultant at Protiviti, where he led strategy and operations consulting engagements for mid-market companies across professional services, technology-enabled services, manufacturing, and business services. Earlier career at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Vienna, managing consulting projects focused on business transformation, performance improvement, organizational effectiveness, and operational restructuring across Central and Western Europe.
Education: Corvinus University of Budapest
Nadia Okonkwo
Director, Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational design and human capital specialist with 15 years of experience advising institutions on leadership development, talent strategy, organizational restructuring, and change management across emerging markets.
Works with family enterprises, sovereign wealth funds, and government entities on executive succession, board effectiveness, organizational capability building, and workforce transformation. Specializes in aligning organizational structures with strategic intent during periods of rapid growth or transition.
Prior experience includes Senior Manager at Korn Ferry in Dubai, leading organizational consulting engagements across the GCC. Earlier roles at Mercer in Johannesburg and London, advising multinational corporations on talent strategy, executive compensation, and post-merger integration. Has led organizational transformation programs for clients in financial services, telecommunications, and energy sectors.
Education: University of Cape Town; London Business School
Marcus Lindqvist
Director, Financial Advisory & Transactions
Corporate finance and transactions advisor with 16 years of experience in M&A advisory, due diligence, valuation, capital structure optimization, and portfolio rationalization across the Middle East and European markets.
Advises holding companies, private equity firms, and family offices on acquisition strategy, divestiture planning, target identification, and transaction execution. Leads commercial due diligence engagements and post-acquisition integration planning for cross-border transactions.
Prior experience includes Director at Deloitte Corporate Finance in Stockholm, where he led M&A advisory mandates for Nordic mid-market companies expanding into MENA. Earlier career at HSBC Global Banking in London, executing leveraged finance and acquisition finance transactions across industrials and consumer sectors. Relocated to the Gulf region in 2018 to focus on regional transaction advisory.
Education: Stockholm School of Economics; CFA Charterholder
Fatima Al-Rashid
Director, Public Sector & Institutional Advisory
Public sector strategist with 14 years of experience advising government ministries, regulatory authorities, state-owned enterprises, and development institutions on policy implementation, institutional reform, and service delivery transformation.
Leads engagements focused on national transformation programs, public-private partnership frameworks, regulatory modernization, and government entity restructuring. Works closely with Vision 2030 implementation teams and sectoral development authorities across the Kingdom.
Prior experience includes Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Riyadh, serving public sector and social sector clients across the GCC on large-scale transformation initiatives. Earlier roles at the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., supporting infrastructure finance and institutional capacity-building projects across MENA. Native Arabic speaker with deep understanding of regional governance structures.
Education: King Saud University; Georgetown University
Graham Ashworth
Director, Digital & Technology Strategy
Technology strategy consultant with 17 years of experience advising enterprises on digital transformation, technology operating models, data strategy, and IT governance across financial services, telecommunications, and industrial sectors.
Advises executive teams and boards on technology-enabled business model innovation, enterprise architecture decisions, technology vendor selection, and digital capability building. Leads assessments of technology maturity and develops roadmaps for technology modernization aligned with business strategy.
Prior experience includes Principal at Accenture Strategy in Singapore, leading digital transformation engagements for banking and insurance clients across Asia-Pacific. Earlier career at IBM Global Business Services in Sydney, delivering technology strategy and systems integration projects for telecommunications and utilities clients. Relocated to the Middle East in 2019 to support regional digital transformation initiatives.
Education: University of Melbourne; INSEAD
How We Staff Engagements
Every engagement is staffed based on the specific requirements of the work. We assemble teams that combine deep sector knowledge with functional expertise. Senior consultants lead every engagement and maintain continuity throughout.
We draw on a network of specialists for work that requires expertise beyond our core team. These include former C-suite executives, regulatory specialists, academic researchers, and technical consultants. This approach lets us bring world-class expertise to complex projects without maintaining a permanent specialist staff.
Working With Our Team
You will work directly with experienced senior consultants, not a rotating team of junior analysts. Our team embeds deeply with client organizations during engagements—attending strategy sessions, participating in board meetings, and maintaining presence wherever the work requires it.
We maintain continuity of the same core team from project inception through implementation support. This ensures institutional knowledge, accountability for results, and the ability to build on earlier findings as the work progresses.