Tariq Al-Rifai tariq@quorumcentre.com

+965 96999169 +44 7538533750

Tariq Alrifai has been involved in the Islamic banking and finance sector for

over 20 years and is viewed as a leading authority on Islamic investments, private

equity and Sukuk. He has written for prestigious publications such as Euromoney and

The Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance and is the author of Islamic Finance and the

New Financial System: An Ethical Approach to Preventing Future Financial Crises,

published in 2015.

He is often quoted in print and electronic media, including Bloomberg, Financial

Times, Islamic Finance News and Reuters. He has also appeared as a guest on

Bloomberg Television, CNBC Arabia, Sky News Arabia and Al-Arabiya Business

Channel.

Tariq is currently and founder and CEO of Quorum Centre for Strategic Studies,

a London-based think tank focused on financial and economic matters affecting the

Middle East. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Research and Investor Relations

at Kuwait Finance House in Kuwait, one of the largest Islamic financial institutions in

the world. He also served as Global Director of Islamic Indices at S&P Dow Jones

Indices (Dubai) and as vice president of UIB Capital, a Chicago-based private equity

firm which managed a $300 million Shariah-compliant investment portfolio.

Previously, Tariq was vice president and manager of HSBC Bank’s Islamic

Finance Program in New York. In 1996, Tariq founded Failaka Advisors, which was the

first-ever organization to monitor and publish research on Islamic funds.

Tariq Alrifai holds an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago and a bachelor’s

degree in international finance from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

AUTHORED BOOKS & PUBLISHED WORK

Islamic Finance and the New Financial System: An Ethical Approach to

Preventing Future Financial Crises. Wiley, First Edition, April 2015: ISBN:

978-1-118-99063-6

“The Sukuk Market Grows at a Record Pace as it Continues to Outperform

Conventional Bonds,” Al-Bayan Newspaper (Arabic), December 2012

“The Evolution of Shariah Compliant Indexes.” Contemporary Islamic

Finance: Innovations, Applications, and Best Practices. Wiley, First Edition,

2012: ISBN: 978-1-118-18090-7

“Multiple New Index Launches over the Past Year Re-Energizes Islamic

Investment Market,” Islamic Finance News, September 2012

“The Sukuk Dilemma: What Will Happen When the Market Hits the Glass

Ceiling?” Islamic Finance News, August 2012

“On the Path of Development and Innovation, Success Has Not Been Even

Across All Sectors of Islamic Finance – Gaps in the Market Still Remain,”

Gulf News (English), June 2012

“Islamic Funds Look to Asia for Growth,” Islamic Finance News, October

2011

“A New Market for Islamic Investment Products: The Conventional Market,”

New Horizon, Jul-Sep 2011

“Private equity shines as local stock markets decline,” Islamic Finance Review

2006/2007 – Euromoney Yearbooks, May 2006

“Analysis of the Islamic Fund Industry for the Year End 2002,” Failaka.com,

March 5, 2003

“Analysis of the Islamic Fund Industry for the Year End 2001,” New Horizon,

June 2002

“Creating Retail Banking Products for American Muslims,” Fifth Harvard

Forum on Islamic Finance, April 7, 2002

“The Continued Development of Islamic Investment Products,” Islamic

Banking & Finance 2001 – Kuala Lumpur, March 21, 2001

“Islamic Funds Play a Disappearing Act,” New Horizon, February 2001

“The Role of Venture Capital in Contemporary Islamic Finance,” co-author,

Fourth Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance, October 1, 2000

“Assessing Islamic Equity Funds,” The Institute of Islamic Banking &

Insurance, September 10, 2000

“Islamic Equity Funds: A Brief Analysis,” Third Harvard Forum on Islamic

Finance, October 1, 1999

“Benchmarking Fund Performance: Monitoring Islamic Equity Funds,”

Islamic Investment ’99 - London, September 16, 1999

“The Realities & Challenges Facing Islamic Equity Funds: Islamic Bankers

are Missing the Point!,” Second Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance, October

10, 1998