A seasoned finance, accounting, and investment banking executive with over 25 years of regional experience across the Middle East and North Africa, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and capital raising and restructuring mandates.

Mohammad Barraj is the Founder and Managing Partner of Dextera Capital, a MENA-focused boutique investment banking platform licensed and headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

Prior to founding Dextera Capital, Mohammad served as CEO and Head of Middle East Operations for Guggenheim Partners ME Ltd, the regional office of Guggenheim Partners, a global US investment and advisory firm, and previously as a Director at SHUAA Capital psc. Earlier, he spent several years at Ernst & Young (ME) leading audit and advisory engagements.

Mohammad currently serves on the boards of several reputable companies across the region. He holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Finance from the University of Birmingham (UK), a BBA (Econ) from the American University of Beirut, and completed an executive education program at Harvard Business School. He is a CPA licensed in New Hampshire, USA, and holds an ICIM and several certificates from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) in the UK.