About Us > Chairman/CEO
Omar Taha co-founded The S&T Group in 2006. Prior to The S&T Group, Omar was a corporate advisor with Bank of America in New York, where he advised Multinational Corporations, such as Pepsi and Mars, in regards to international capital risks. Omar held several positions within the financial services industry, including M&A Advisory and Consulting.
In the past several years, Omar has been involved in several internet startups in the Middle East. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Wizeefa.com, the Middle East.s first dedicated career aggregator. He was also a co-founder of the online magazine, the Dinar Standard, reader's forum.
Omar also serves as a Middle East Advisor to the endowment committee at New York University. At this position, he currently acts as a liaison between Arab Gulf donors and the university and has advised the university on overall Middle East fund raising strategy and execution. Additionally, Omar frequently speaks at American Universities and forums raising awareness on Middle East business practices.
Omar holds a Bachelors of Science in Finance and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, where he was part of Stern's prestigious Honors program. He completed his honor's thesis on the effects of energy deregulation on utility firms' capital structure.
Omar is married and has one son.
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