Maha Al-Ghunaim is chairperson and managing director of Global Investment House, which she co-founded in 1998.

In 1998, Maha Al- Ghunaim, along with other distinguished members, founded Global Investment House, which eventually became one of the leading financial institutions in the region. Al Ghunaim came to Global from Kuwait Foreign Trading Contracting & Investment Co. (KFTCIC), the investment arm of Kuwait Investment Company, which she had joined in 1982 after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from San Francisco State University, California, USA. Mrs. Al Ghunaim was promoted to chairperson of Global in 2007.

She received notable regional and international recognitions, among them Forbes Magazine’s annual listing of “The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World” for 2006 & 2007 & 2008, the “World’s Most Influential Arabs” and “Contribution to the Financial Industry Award”.

Today Mrs. Al Ghunaim sits on the board of several companies in the region:
 Chairperson of  Global Investment House- Bahrain
 Vice Chairman of Shurooq Investment Services Company
 Board Member of National Ranges Company "Mayadeen"
 Board Member of World Union of Arab Bankers
 Board Member, Kuwait University, College of Business Administration (Kuwait)
 Board Member of NASDAQ Dubai
 Board Member of Union of Investment Companies (Kuwait)
 Board Member at Depa United Group (UAE)
 Board Member of CNBC Pakistan
 Board Member of Barings Private Equity Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong)
 Board Member of Jehangir Siddiqui Capital Markets Co. (Pakistan)
 Board Member of Financial & Investment Committee at Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Kuwait)
 Board Member of the National Industries Group (NIG) (Kuwait)

Despite the challenges that Global faced because of the extraordinary economic circumstances in 2008, Mrs. Al -Ghunaim successfully led the company with the same wisdom and foresight she had used to establish Global and grow it into a successful organisation.

She has been the driving force behind Global’s ability to face up to the challenge and is committed to “emerge from this period of market dislocation as a stronger Company, able to deliver and serve our clients even more effectively and deliver value for our shareholders.”