THE MIDDLE EAST’S

1. Amal Dokhan

Company: 500 Global
Designation: Managing Partner—MENA
Nationality: Saudi
Headquarters: Regional: Saudi Arabia; Global: U.S.
Established: 2010

Dokhan established the regional headquarters of 500 Global MENA in Saudi Arabia in 2021 and has since supported the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Fund. She served as general partner of the group in MENA in June 2022 and assumed her current role in May 2024. She was previously an angel investor for 14 startups in her portfolio. Dokhan sits on the boards of the Saudi Venture Capital and Private Equity Association and the Middle East Venture Capital Association. Before joining 500 Global, Dokhan was CEO of the Global Entrepreneurship Network’s Saudi Chapter and managing director of Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.