Ramez Sousou is Chairman of Daycrest Holdings, a private family office investing in purpose-driven and entrepreneur-led growth companies.

He was Founder of TowerBrook Capital partners, where he was co-CEO and then co-Chair until his retirement in 2024. Under his leadership, TowerBrook grew over 25 years from a start-up into a global investment firm managing funds across three investment platforms: Private Equity, Structured Opportunities and Impact Investments. TowerBrook was the first mainstream private equity firm to achieve B Corp Certification, which recognises organisations that meet the highest standards of verified environmental and social impact.

Before founding TowerBrook, Ramez was co-CEO of Soros Private Equity Partners and a member of the Management Committee of Soros Fund Management. Prior to that, he was a senior member of the Principal Investments group at Goldman Sachs. He started his career in the mergers group at Morgan Stanley.

Ramez serves on the board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Global Advisory Council of Harvard University, and the US/Middle East Project. He is also the Chair of the Steering Committees of the Gaza Health Alliance and Teach for Palestine. His past board memberships include Habitat for Humanity International, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), the Lambeth Trust, and the Steering Committee of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism. Additionally, he was the founding Chairman of the Private Equity Foundation (now known as Impetus Trust).

He is a graduate of Harvard University (AB Economics) and Harvard Business School(MBA).