H.E. Dr. Amer Bisat
Minister of Economy and Trade, Lebanon
Dr. Bisat began his career as a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund.
In 1998, he moved to a career in international financial markets taking on senior portfolio management positions at Morgan Stanely, UBS and BlackRock.
Dr. Bisat taught graduate level economics courses at Columbia University. He co-authored a book on globalization, and multiple academic and policy papers. He was the chairman of the Arab Banking Association of North America.
Dr. Bisat earned a BA from the American University of Beirut and a PhD. in economics and finance from Columbia University.