About

A founding membership, stated plainly.

Board Arabia is a founding membership for Chairpersons, Board members, and C-suite executives in Saudi Arabia and the GCC, and for international counterparts who work with Saudi capital, family offices, and foreign direct investment.

The first hundred places are held evenly: fifty Saudi, fifty international. Founding places are complimentary. We ask for time, judgment and introductions in return. Seats are not priced on this site.

Admission is by review. There is no fixed response time. Every application is reviewed personally. If you are accepted, you get a private invite email. We never publish it here. If you are not accepted, you receive a decline.

The tools (a private directory, availability, warm introductions, a mandate inbox, deal rooms, and a quarterly majlis) are the standard of the room as it opens. This website describes them. It does not display members, and it does not invent them.

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Who runs the desk

Michael Mateer, Co-Founder and CEO

A named person reads applications. There is no public booking calendar.

Answers

About Board Arabia

What is Board Arabia?

Board Arabia is a selective founding membership for Chairpersons, board members and C-suite executives, connecting Saudi Arabia's boardrooms with international capital.

Who can join?

Chairpersons, board members and C-suite executives. The Founding 100 has 50 places for Saudi Arabia and the GCC and 50 for international members.

How do I join?

Apply at boardarabia.com/apply/. Each application gets a personal review. If accepted, you receive a private invite by email. There is no open signup or public calendar.

How do investors engage members?

Family offices, FDI, PE and VC engage members through mandates our admin team reviews. The member directory is private.

How do I contact Board Arabia?

Email contact@boardarabia.com.

Consideration

Apply for consideration.

A pre-vet form. Our admin team reviews credentials. If you are accepted, admin sends you a private invite.

Apply for consideration