Siem Aarts is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as Senior Manager of Corporate Finance at NEOM since 2020, specializing in project finance, structured finance, and investments, with notable achievements including the $8 billion structuring and financing of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company. Prior to this role, Siem Aarts held the position of Vice President in Investment Banking at Rothschild & Co from 2014 to 2020, where transactions exceeded $30 billion across various deal types including M&A and project financings. Siem Aarts co-founded the Cambridge University Real Estate Finance & Investment Society and organized the CU Real Estate Finance Conference. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the University of Cambridge, alongside various degrees and research roles in finance from prestigious institutions including Saïd Business School, LSE, and Tilburg University.