SheltonAI Names Ali Tarek Managing Director and Head of Middle East Operations
SheltonAI Appoints Ali Tarek as Managing Director for MENASheltonAI has appointed Ali Tarek as Managing Director and Head of the Middle East. In this role, Tarek will oversee the company’s strategy execution in the region, expand its operations, and strengthen partnerships with institutional investors across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and family offices.
Ali brings extensive experience in private markets, having previously served as Senior Director on the investment team at GPSSA, the federal pension fund of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, he held the position of Vice President at Morgan Stanley in London and New York.
Harrison Shaw, CEO of SheltonAI, commented:
"The Middle East hosts an exceptionally sophisticated institutional network. As our mission is to support retirees and stakeholders across various investment domains, the GCC remains one of the company’s most important global regions."
Ali Tarek added:
"Institutional investors in the region set the pace for global private markets, combining growing scale with high standards of governance, transparency, and precise insights for decision-making. I am honored to join SheltonAI, a leader in applying AI technologies to private markets, and I look forward to working with our clients to explore deep insights, expand operations, and deliver stronger outcomes in private markets."