Board & Governance

The Ibrahim Adnan Saadi Foundation has two branches, one based in the USA, and the other in Jerusalem. These consist of over 30 members in total with varied professional backgrounds. Some key personalities include:

Mahmoud Abu Baker –  Journalist and television news editor

Prof. Abboud Francios  – University of Iowa, School of Medicine, Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center, and Associate Vice President for Research.

Ghaleb Khaluti – Entrepreneur and owner of money exchange bureau in Jerusalem

Dr. Deeb Maher — Doctor at Shaare Tsedek Hospital in Jerusalem

Ahmad Manna – CPA, LLB, BA Accounting & Economics. Ahmad Manaa teaches tax laws and accounting at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has years of experience in accounting and tax advising both with Mannaa, Majadleh Partners, as well as Saadi, Orfaly, Daher – Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC).

Khawla Saadi – Abie’s mother, in 2004 retired from position as head of the curriculum department for Arab Schools in the Israeli Ministry of Education, currently developing Arabic curriculum material at the The Center for Educational Technology in Tel-Aviv.

Dr. Adnan Saadi  – Abie’s father, Head of the Arabic Department at Kaye College

Wael Saadi – Partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Senior Accountant and CEO of Saadi Orfaly Daher accounting firm

Prof. Elon Vaadia — University of Jerusalem, Director of Brain Science Department, Department of Medical Neurobiology, IMRIC, Faculty of Medicine, The Interdisciplinary centre for neural computation ICNC

Prof. Fredrick Wodard — University of Iowa, Head of Foreign Affairs