Nadim Barakat
Nadim Barakat is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Asset Management division, based in New York. He is the Chief Investment Officer of the Customized Fund Investment Group within Private Equity in Alternative Investments.
Mr. Barakat joined Credit Suisse First Boston in November 2000 through the merger with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where he was a Vice President of DLJ Merchant Banking in the Customized Fund Investment Group. Prior to joining DLJ, Mr. Barakat was a founding member of the Bank of Kuwait's private equity group focused on direct investments, co-investments and fund investments. Previously, Mr. Barakat worked at JP Morgan Chase in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance departments, where he focused on the business services, consumer goods and manufacturing sectors.
Mr. Barakat holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Systems Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Virginia (USA).
