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, U.S./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.
