Mattia Tomba

GRM 2019 Workshop: The Role of Sovereign Investment Vehicles in the GCC

Senior Research Fellow - National University of Singapore - Middle East Institute

Mattia Tomba – Senior Research Fellow at the Middle East Institute NUS – is a multi-disciplinary investment professional with a track record of investments and acquisitions in 4 different asset classes, sectors, and geographic areas. He has an extensive experience in evaluating, negotiating, and structuring direct investments globally across all parts of the capital structure, in public and private markets. He worked with the Qatar’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, where he managed an equity portfolio and worked on large private equity and real estate transactions worldwide. Previously he was part of the Goldman Sachs Group (Whitehall Real Estate Funds) where he was involved in the portfolio management and strategic planning of large European acquisitions. He began his career with the Private Wealth Management team of Merrill Lynch. Mattia is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore where he focuses on Asia – Middle East relations. He also sits on the Advisory Council of the Center for Sovereign Wealth and Global Capital at the Fletcher School (Tufts University). He graduated from the Fletcher School at Tufts University (Boston) with a MA in International Affairs and from Bocconi University (Milan)/Science Po (Paris) with a BS in Business Administration.