Dr Faisal Al Monawer earned a Ph.D. degree in Public Administration - majoring in Public Finance - from the University of Illinois, two masters from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. Beside teaching at Kuwait University (College of Business Administration), Dr. Al Monawer taught as a faculty member and conducted numerous academic research at prestigious universities like Harvard University & University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Faisal’s research merges three subject areas of financial management, public finance, and governance focusing on regional context. Professor Faisal’s other research examines subjects such as the measurement of government financial conditions, and intergovernmental collaborations. He teaches courses in public budgeting, public financial management, political economy, and public administration.

Additionally, Dr. Faisal Al Monawer has an international professional experience, he is a serial entrepreneur who invested in numerous startups at their early stage which are currently recognized as multibillion dollar corporations. He is the head of the Captive Venture Capital Fund - Arabian Group which is mainly dedicated to innovation & technology, AI, renewable energy (esp. battery energy storage) and EV types of investments, and founded/cofounded one real estate fund in London, as well as two venture capital funds located in New York and San Francisco.

Dr. Al Monawer holds key leadership roles at international companies (I.e., Advisory Board Chairman at KX Power - London) and played an instrumental role in closing world class deals such as KX Power (London) joint venture partnership with BlackRock. He also holds a global advisory role for funds advised by Franklin Templeton.