Rola Al-Shwaikh

Rola Al-Shwaikh is the Managing Director of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries at Arca and is based in Dubai, UAE. Rola is responsible for the development and distribution of products throughout the GCC countries. Additionally, Rola is an Independent Investment Advisor to H.H Khaled Bin Ibrahim Bin Hamad AlQasimi—a member of the Ras Al Khaimah Ruling family. She has over 8 years of experience raising institutional capital in international alternative investments throughout the Middle East. She has worked closely with International Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, and Direct Deals, raising approximately $500M USD. Rola holds a Master of Arts in Accounting and Finance from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. She earned her Level 4 Regulated Financial Advisor qualification from the London Institute of Banking & Finance.