Farid Masmoudi joined Ardian in 2018. He is an Investor Relations Managing Director who is primarily engaged in the firm’s fundraising efforts and closely involved in the firm’s relationships with investors in the MENA region. He is equally involved in elaborating the client base within the Central South-East Asia region. Prior to joining Ardian, Farid was a Managing Director at the Islamic Development Bank, the multilateral Development Bank. He has more than 18 years of expertise in Investment Banking, with collaboration with Deutsche Bank in London, Paris and Dubai where he notably built the MENA franchise. He is based in Paris.

Education: Harvard Business School, Sciences Po Paris, EM Lyon School of Management (France) and Saint Etienne Business School (France)