{"id":7409,"date":"2026-03-13T01:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T05:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strategeum.com\/?page_id=7409"},"modified":"2026-03-16T23:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:24:23","slug":"roger-karam-mba-special-advisor-to-the-ceo-strat-me-middle-east-branch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strategeum.com\/en\/roger-karam-mba-special-advisor-to-the-ceo-strat-me-middle-east-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Karam, MBA \/ Special Advisor to the CEO \u2013 STRAT ME (Middle East Branch)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7409\" class=\"elementor elementor-7409 elementor-7420\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fd651b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fd651b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-370119b\" data-id=\"370119b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1888de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1888de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Roger Karam is a strategic advisor, board member and investor with 25 years of leadership experience, primarily across private equity, real estate, construction, infrastructure, agri-food, petrochemicals and telecom. He is recognized for combining rigorous financial structuring with hands-on execution, and for building trust-based stakeholder relationships in complex, multi-jurisdiction environments.<\/p>\n<p>As an investment committee member or administrator, Roger Karam has been involved in overseeing approximately USD 2 billion of assets under management, particularly in the MENA region. He has originated and\/or managed more than 20 multi-sector private equity transactions, spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, and MENA. He has also led due diligence and value-creation initiatives covering commercial, technical and market assessments. Earlier in his career, as a family entrepreneur he originated and led 50 real estate contracting, development and acquisition projects, notably in the UAE and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>His advisory work includes investment design (M&amp;A, JV, partnership), market entry strategy, feasibility studies, financial modeling, support to greenfield\/brownfield projects, as well as scaling and execution planning.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Karam holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from McGill University (Canada), and an MBA (Master of Management) specializing in Finance and HRM from EM-Lyon (France). He is a Certified Private Equity Specialist (American Academy of Financial Management). He has supported various causes, including LIFE (Chair, Montreal Committee), Women in Governance, Sainte-Justine and Montreal Children\u2019s Hospitals, and the Duke Cancer Institute (Shingleton Society). 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He is recognized for combining rigorous financial structuring with hands-on execution, and for building trust-based stakeholder relationships in complex, multi-jurisdiction environments. 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