Firas Kanawati

Firas Kanawati has a diverse work experience. Firas is currently serving as the CEO of Kana Group since October 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Accenture as a Strategy Senior Manager from January 2018 to October 2022. Before that, they served as a Strategy Director at SOLIS Advisory from June 2016 to December 2017. Firas also worked at TTEC (Peppers & Rogers Group Consulting) as a Strategy Engagement Manager from December 2010 to May 2016, where they served clients in various sectors across several countries. Their early career includes a role as a Consultant at Deloitte from March 2008 to November 2010, where they worked with clients in different industries.

Firas Kanawati holds a Bachelor of Business (cum laude) degree with a double concentration in Finance and Management from the American University of Kuwait (AUK). Firas also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from London Business School, with an additional MBA Exchange program from Columbia University. Firas is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration degree from the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in various areas, including Applying Analytics and Artificial Intelligence from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Business Analytics from Harvard Business School Online, Digital Business Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management, Leading with Analytics-Powered Strategy from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, and CFA Level 1 from CFA Institute.