International Board

Hutham S. Olayan

Hutham S. Olayan is a senior executive and director of The Olayan Group, a private, multinational enterprise that is both a leading diversified business in Saudi Arabia and a major international investor. She is president and chief executive officer of Olayan America Corporation, the group's New York-based arm for the Americas .

Prior to joining the group in 1984, she worked in investment and commercial banking in New York and London with Chase Manhattan Bank, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Saudi International Bank.

Ms. Olayan holds a bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut and an MBA from Indiana University .

Ms. Olayan's outside affiliations include:

Current:

  • Director, Morgan Stanley (2006-)
  • Founding Member, Brookings International Advisory Council, The Brookings Institution, Washington , D.C. (2006-)
  • Member, International Board , US -Middle East Project, New York (2005-)
  • Director, Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington , D.C. (2004-)
  • Trustee, The Conference Board, New York (2002-)
  • Trustee, American University of Beirut (1993-)
  • Member, International Council, Rockefeller University (1989-)
  • Founding member, Arab Bankers Association of North America (1983-)

Past:

  • Director, Thermo Electron Corporation (1987-2002)

Ms. Olayan lives in New York City with her husband, Robert F. Raucci, and their three sons.