Wael Abdul Rahman is the managing director of Proficient Financials.

Wael is a finance expert with more than 20 years of experience in numerous fields of finance like investment banking, private equity, asset management, brokerage and financial consulting.

In addition to his work at Proficient Financials, Wael teaches Advanced Corporate Finance at the American University of Beirut.

Prior to founding Proficient Financials, Wael helped launch Amana Capital, and was the Director of Finance and Strategy at the company. He was responsible for setting the strategy of the company and taking care of its finance department.

At the same time, Wael acted as a Vice President at Manara Capital where he worked on numerous private equity deals in industries ranging from financial services to food and beverage and real estate and consumer goods.

Prior to joining Manara Capital, Wael initiated and led the Equity Research department at Bank Audi. There, he helped launch and manage the Arabian Opportunities Fund, Bank Audi’s first mutual fund covering the MENA region.
Before that, Wael worked with Booz Allen Hamilton as an Associate in their Middle East offices on numerous assignments in different fields ranging from Financial Services to Oil & Energy and Transportation.

Directly after completing his Bachelor degree, Wael joined Bank Audi and worked as a Relationship Manager in the Corporate Banking department for 4 years.

Wael holds a Bachelor and Master degrees in Business Administration with Distinction from the American University of Beirut and an MBA from the University Of Chicago Booth School of Business.