Khalid Albdah

Khalid Albdah was appointed as Head of Middle East, North Africa, and New Markets at Neuberger Berman, effective January 2025. He will lead strategic development across client coverage, operations and investments in the region, and will join the money manager's partnership committee.

Albdah brings over a decade of experience from Goldman Sachs, where he served as Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia and Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management for the Middle East, North Africa, and New Markets. In these roles, he was responsible for business development and client relationships. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2013 where he was initially the Head of Asset Management for Saudi Arabia.

Career history

• Head of Middle East, North Africa, and New Markets at Neuberger Berman (January 2025–present)
• Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia; Co-Head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Institutional Client Business for MENA and New Markets (2013–2024)
• Head of Product at Al Rajhi Capital
• Career began at the Capital Market Authority (CMA) in Riyadh

What Khalid Albdah could bring to Head of MENA & New Markets at Neuberger Berman: Albdah's appointment signals Neuberger Berman's strategic commitment to the Middle East and North Africa region. His decade-plus tenure at Goldman Sachs, culminating in leadership of GSAM's MENA operations, positions him to leverage deep regional networks and institutional relationships. His progression from regulator (CMA) to boutique asset manager (Al Rajhi) to global investment bank (Goldman Sachs) demonstrates expertise spanning capital markets policy, product development, and institutional business building. At Neuberger Berman, he is expected to lead the firm's expansion across public and private markets in the region while building local teams and capitalizing on growing sovereign wealth fund capital flows in the MENA market.