Ziad Abdelnour

Ziad Abdelnour is a renowned business leader with over 30 years of experience in the finance industry. As the Founder, President, and CEO of Blackhawk Partners, he has been instrumental in originating, structuring, and acting as an equity investor in strategic corporate investments. Additionally, Ziad is the Co-Founder of Blackhawk Development Group LLC, which focuses on financing real estate, infrastructure, and project finance properties across the US.

Over the years, Ziad has backed over 125 companies and serial entrepreneurs worth over $20 billion in the high yield bond, private equity, and distressed debt markets. He has earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Economics from the American University of Beirut.

Ziad is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Hawkstorm Global, which specializes in emergency response, asset protection, security consulting, and risk assessments. Moreover, he is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Financial Policy Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers its supporters direct face-to-face dialogue with policymakers and power brokers.

Ziad is also a member of TIGER 21, a peer-to-peer learning group for super high net worth individuals, and Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a private group of global chief executives. He is an author of the bestseller "Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics" and the upcoming book "Startup Saboteurs: How Incompetence, Ego, and Small Thinking Prevent True Wealth Creation" to be out in May 2020.

Ziad is widely seen as one of the top business leaders globally and has been featured in hundreds of media channels and publications throughout his career. You can follow him at https://www.freedomforall.io/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/ZiadKAbdelnour, where he posts about his TV appearances, radio interviews, book signing events, and other worldwide appearances.