# Buddy Soubra

> Buddy Soubra is the founder and CEO of Tigbourne Capital and a Professor (Lecturer) in finance at the University of Utah. His career includes academic research and teaching, international capital markets and commodity-finance roles, and private investment and advisory work.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Tigbourne Capital; Professor (Lecturer) in Finance at the University of Utah
- **Organizations:** Tigbourne Capital Ltd, University of Utah, Ingipingi Ltd, Washington University in St. Louis, MerchantBridge & Co. Ltd, Masraf Al Rayan, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Tokyo-Mitsubishi International, Merrill Lynch International, Soubra & Co., New York University Stern School of Business, University of Maryland
- **Nationality:** British and American
- **Education:** BA in Economics, American University of Beirut, MBA in Finance, University of Southern California, PhD in Finance; minor in Economics, New York University Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Received the 1985 Krooss award for his NYU dissertation, corroborated by his dissertation adviser’s CV., Coauthored Design and Marketing of Financial Products, published in The Review of Financial Studies in 1991., Founded Tigbourne Capital.

## Career timeline

- **1981-1985** — Research and teaching assistant in finance at NYU Stern.
- **1985-1991** — Assistant professor of finance at the University of Maryland.
- **1991-1993** — Visiting assistant professor of finance at NYU Stern.
- **1993-1996** — Vice president and head of Capital Markets, Middle East, at Merrill Lynch International.
- **1996-1998** — Associate director and head of Natural Resource Group and MENA at Tokyo-Mitsubishi International.
- **1998-2000; 2001-2005** — Managing director at Soubra & Co.
- **2000-2001** — Director and head of Commodity Finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
- **2005-2011** — Senior adviser at MerchantBridge.
- **2007** — General manager, Product Development, at Masraf Al Rayan.
- **2011** — Became a director of Tigbourne Capital on March 31; Utah biography lists CEO/director tenure from October.
- **2022-2024** — Professor of Practice in Finance at Washington University in St. Louis.
- **2025** — Began University of Utah Professor (Lecturer) appointment on July 1.

## Achievements

- Received the 1985 Krooss award for his NYU dissertation, corroborated by his dissertation adviser’s CV.
- Coauthored Design and Marketing of Financial Products, published in The Review of Financial Studies in 1991.
- Founded Tigbourne Capital.
- Named as an additional sponsor of the spring 2024 Skandalaris Venture Competition.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Began his Professor (Lecturer) appointment in finance at the University of Utah.

## Links

- Website: https://tigbournecapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/buddy-soubra

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