Feisal Zahir is the Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia. The fund is mandated to invest to deliver sustainable value for Malaysians by achieving long-term risk-adjusted returns, as well as viable high impact investments that catalyse new growth areas, strengthen Malaysia’s economic competitiveness, and generate priority socio-economic outcomes. Khazanah has investments in various sectors such as aviation, energy, financial, healthcare, infrastructure, leisure & tourism, real assets, technology, and telecommunications among others.Feisal joined Khazanah in July 2021. Previously, he was Group Chief Financial Officer of Maybank, a leading ASEAN bank, since July 2016 and he was also the Group Head, Global Banking of Maybank from October 2014 until June 2016. Prior to Maybank, he was at Permodalan Nasional Berhad, one of Malaysia’s largest fund managers. He’s held management positions overseeing various areas including Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Equity Capital Markets and Private Equity Divisions. Feisal is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, and a Chartered Banker, Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics majoring in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.