Jad Elias

Jad Elias is a senior executive specializing in developing and delivering public and private sector programs focused on economic development, innovation, investment due diligence and execution, as well as managing large teams through complex multistakeholder national and international projects.

Jad has built expertise in the design and execution of large turnaround programs, cost rationalization, organizational optimization and cash flow improvements for governments and large international corporations.

Throughout his career, Jad has worked with clients from a range of sectors across government, media, technology, oil and gas and more in both strategic and operational-focused programs across the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), United States and Europe. He has led both national-level government work as well as global work for multinationals operating in more than 90 countries.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Jad led the Qatar office for Kearney, working on key national agenda topics including innovation, economic development and more. Prior to Kearney, He was a Senior Director with AlixPartners working on designing and delivering large transformation programs with leading global private equity investors across the United States, Europe and the GCC. In his roles, Jad has built multiple high performance advisory teams in new markets and regions. He is also the founder of technology company serving high-growth companies in the United States.

Relevant Experience

• Developed the national small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) strategy for a GCC country focused on supporting the establishment and growth of local companies and local production across 7 clusters, covering sectors in manufacturing, pharmaceutical and culture
• Led multiple transformations of global media and technology conglomerates resulting in more than $15 billion in shareholder value returns
• Developed the export promotion strategy for a GCC country with a deep focus on import substitution through identifying specific areas of potential local content development across all sector value chains
• Developed the national research, development and innovation (“RDI”) digital platform strategy for a GCC country with a focus on collecting actionable data sets across all entities
• Led the technology operating model transformation for NewsCorp with a focus on data-focused businesses (e.g. Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal)
• Set up and implemented a large-scale transformation office for a global media conglomerate focused on organizational changes, technology implementation, data strategy optimization and more
• Develop the national vision of a GCC country focused around strategies for key economic sectors, growth plans, implementation plans and more