Forsan Hussein

Forsan holds a BA from Brandeis University, an MA in international economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

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Forsan is a professional public speaker, fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, and passionate about agriculture and farming. He is a drummer, plays soccer and tennis, and enjoys traveling, cooking, and wine.

Forsan is an investor, entrepreneur, turnaround CEO, and a board member. Currently he serves as the CEO of Zaitoun Ventures, an investment management company capturing special situation investment opportunities in early stage technology companies and operating businesses with a special focus of connecting USA, MENA, Israel and the GCC markets.

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Forsan is the Chairman of Doxy Tech Ltd, a leading green energy EPCM specializing in solar energy solutions and investing in strategic large scale projects aimed at improving energy security in MENA. He is also the Executive Chairman of Hasoub Angels, the first angel investment club investing in Palestinian entrepreneurs and Arab-Israeli technology startups. 

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In 2009, Forsan assumed the role of a turnaround CEO of the Jerusalem International YMCA and the Three Arches Company. After business school, Forsan worked in investment management for Capital Group Companies—3 trillion USD in AUM.  Forsan became the first ever Palestinian to chair a publically traded company on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (BSP and IceCure), and is a member of the board of directors of LeapLeaner, an education technology company.  In addition, He mentors various startup CEOs and volunteers with community organizations and nonprofit.

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Forsan is a Kauffman Fellow for innovation investing, a fellow at the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Forsan holds a B.A. from Brandeis University, M.A. in international economics and international relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and MBA from Harvard Business School.

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