Eddy Ghanem

Partner

Lebanon, Middle East

Extensive expertise in Energy, Utilities, & Resources as well as in Technology & Innovation

Eddy Ghanem

Education

IE Business School in Madrid
Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Deans list
American University of Beirut
Masters of Engineering Management
American University of Beirut
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Deans list
The Wharton School
Global Consulting Practicum

Past Experience

Bechtel Group
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Dar Al Handasah
Design Engineer

Eddy Ghanem

Eddy is a Partner in Arthur D. Little Middle East and is with the firm since 2010. He has 19 years of experience including 13 in Management Consulting and 6 years in the EPC industry. Eddy’s consulting experience has been focused on energy & utilities and technology & innovation, with recent focus on sustainability and industry / resources topics. Eddy has delivered multiple projects in both power and water covering various topics including assignments on energy transition, hydrogen, climate change, and digital transformation. Eddy has also worked on numerous assignments related to the development of national strategies, innovation strategies, as well as to the implementation of large transformation programs. Eddy has led large assignments in multiple countries covering diverse capabilities such as strategy development and implementation, organizational review and transformation, operations, due diligence, and technology / innovation. A selection of which is included below:​

Supported a National Waste Center in development of national strategy and masterplan as well in development of regulations and technical guidelines​

Supported a GCC National Research Entity in conducting a national foresight exercise to identify attractive future technologies in in energy, water, waste, and other sectors ​

Supported in developing the national innovation strategy for a GCC country​

Supported a ministry in GCC in developing a sectorial innovation strategy​

Supported ministry in GCC in the transformation of the industrial sector ​

Supported a leading GCC utility in setting-up and defining a strategic direction of a subsidiary focused on new areas such as Hydrogen, Storage, etc​

Supported a leading GCC utility in developing a holistic digital transformation strategy​

Supported a Net zero accelerator for a GCC country​

Supported the development and implementation of several regional strategies in KSA ​

The kingdom’s growth engine
The kingdom’s growth engine
With guidance from its Vision 2030 strategy, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aspires to become one of the world’s 15 largest economies. Unlocking the growth potential outside its urban centers will play a vital role in achieving this ambitious objective, alongside other growth drivers. This Viewpoint analyzes the primary success factors that are available to state and non-state actors to realize the full potential of KSA’s regions.
Technology foresight: anticipating future impact
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT What is technology foresight?
GROWTH IN A NET ZERO WORLD
Government action, at both a national and international level, has therefore set the playing field for companies, in many cases radically transforming the landscape they currently operate in. The onus is now on companies, particularly in asset-intensive industries such as energy, oil & gas, chemicals, industrials, construction, steel and cement, to transform their business models and operations if every country’s Net Zero pledges are to be delivered on. For example:

Eddy Ghanem

Eddy is a Partner in Arthur D. Little Middle East and is with the firm since 2010. He has 19 years of experience including 13 in Management Consulting and 6 years in the EPC industry. Eddy’s consulting experience has been focused on energy & utilities and technology & innovation, with recent focus on sustainability and industry / resources topics. Eddy has delivered multiple projects in both power and water covering various topics including assignments on energy transition, hydrogen, climate change, and digital transformation. Eddy has also worked on numerous assignments related to the development of national strategies, innovation strategies, as well as to the implementation of large transformation programs. Eddy has led large assignments in multiple countries covering diverse capabilities such as strategy development and implementation, organizational review and transformation, operations, due diligence, and technology / innovation. A selection of which is included below:​

Supported a National Waste Center in development of national strategy and masterplan as well in development of regulations and technical guidelines​

Supported a GCC National Research Entity in conducting a national foresight exercise to identify attractive future technologies in in energy, water, waste, and other sectors ​

Supported in developing the national innovation strategy for a GCC country​

Supported a ministry in GCC in developing a sectorial innovation strategy​

Supported ministry in GCC in the transformation of the industrial sector ​

Supported a leading GCC utility in setting-up and defining a strategic direction of a subsidiary focused on new areas such as Hydrogen, Storage, etc​

Supported a leading GCC utility in developing a holistic digital transformation strategy​

Supported a Net zero accelerator for a GCC country​

Supported the development and implementation of several regional strategies in KSA ​

The kingdom’s growth engine
The kingdom’s growth engine
With guidance from its Vision 2030 strategy, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aspires to become one of the world’s 15 largest economies. Unlocking the growth potential outside its urban centers will play a vital role in achieving this ambitious objective, alongside other growth drivers. This Viewpoint analyzes the primary success factors that are available to state and non-state actors to realize the full potential of KSA’s regions.
Technology foresight: anticipating future impact
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT What is technology foresight?
GROWTH IN A NET ZERO WORLD
Government action, at both a national and international level, has therefore set the playing field for companies, in many cases radically transforming the landscape they currently operate in. The onus is now on companies, particularly in asset-intensive industries such as energy, oil & gas, chemicals, industrials, construction, steel and cement, to transform their business models and operations if every country’s Net Zero pledges are to be delivered on. For example:

More About Eddy
  • IE Business School in Madrid
    Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Deans list
  • American University of Beirut
    Masters of Engineering Management
  • American University of Beirut
    Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Deans list
  • The Wharton School
    Global Consulting Practicum
  • Bechtel Group
    Senior Mechanical Engineer
  • Dar Al Handasah
    Design Engineer