Nadir Al-Koraya is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Riyad Bank, the 5th largest bank in GCC with over USD 100 billion of assets.

Al-Koraya was part of the core team that led Riyad Bank’s transformation into one of the fastest growing, most innovative and customer centric banks in the region. Prior to his current role as CEO, Mr Al-Koraya was the Chief Treasury and Investment Officer, where he led the end-to-end transformation of the banks funding, capital, ALM, product innovation and investment functions, driving Riyad Bank’s exceptional growth.

He has over 30 years of experience in KSA and global financial markets, starting his career at Samba Financial Group within the Treasury management. After spending 20 years in various roles at Samba, he then took over as Chief Treasury and Investment Officer at Riyad Bank in 2014.

In addition to his leadership role in Riyad Bank, Al-Koraya is the Board Chairman of Jeel Innovation Digital Company, Board Chairman of 1957 Ventures Fintech, Board member Riyad Capital and member of Mastercard Middle East & Africa Advisory Board.

Al-Koraya earned his Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering and MBA from California State University at Fullerton. In addition, he has attended various leadership and financial market development programs at Harvard Business School, IMD, JP Morgan, UBS, Citibank.