Dr. Adel is the co-founder and managing partner of Pinnacle Capital. Dr. Adel holds a BSc. in Civil Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum &  Minerals, a MSc. in Engineering Management from Milwaukee School of Engineering, and a Ph.D. in finance from George Washington University. He has more than 27 years of experience in  financial advisory, asset management and private equity  investments. His latest position at Kingdom Holding involved  managing a private equity portfolio of over $9b that included  investments in the banking, technology, and entertainment  sectors. Prior to that he was the CEO of a Bahrain-listed  industrial investment company operating in Saudi Arabia; investments  included sectors such as steel, paints, and downstream petrochemicals. Over the course of his career, Dr. Adel held  senior positions in several leading financial institutions including  Samba Financial Group, Bahrain International Bank, Gulf  Investment Corporation and the World Bank. His experience  also includes establishing and managing private equity funds  targeting the US and Africa, as well as M&A advisory projects in  the Kingdom.