Ismail Zorob

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Ismail is an experienced senior leader in the private education sector in the GCC region. He is the proud co-founder of edways.com, an edtech startup aiming to disrupt the school admissions space. He also consults on a wide spectrum of K-12 projects of strategic nature, across the public and private sectors. 

Mr. Ismail Zorob was Excella’s Chief Financial Officer, responsible for financial management and operations, strategic planning, business development and procurement. As one of the founding members of Excella in 2010, he was instrumental in growing its school and nursery portfolio and transforming the business into one of the most successful school operators in the region.

He boasts significant experience in M&A and capital markets. He led and executed many, buy and sell side, transactions of various levels of complexity including one of the largest transactions in the K-12 space. 

Ismail holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut (with distinction) and is a CFA charterholder.