Eyad Saad

Investment Analyst | Asset Management | CFA Level I Candidate

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Investment professional with a background spanning the sell-side and buy-side, currently overseeing global multi-asset opportunities for a family office. I began my career on the sell side as a trader, managing client portfolios across UAE and US equities. The role involved advising clients on investment decisions, constructing and managing their portfolios, and being directly accountable for performance. It gave me a strong grounding in markets, asset pricing, and the discipline of making consequential decisions under pressure. That foundation led me to pursue a deeper level of responsibility on the buy side. I transitioned to a family office, where I now oversee investment opportunities across multiple asset classes and global markets. My work centers on rigorous opportunity analysis and deal evaluation, ensuring that every allocation carries a sound thesis with well-defined risk parameters. Across both roles, I have developed a broad and practical skillset spanning equity markets, fixed income instruments, private company analysis, and cross-border investment frameworks. I am comfortable operating across geographies and asset classes, and I place equal weight on identifying the right opportunities and exercising the discipline to walk away from the wrong ones. Beyond my investment work, I host What Actually Matters, a podcast dedicated to breaking down the global events shaping markets, economies, and everyday life, with a focus on the mechanisms and consequences that sit beneath the headline. I am driven by intellectual rigor, continuous learning, and the pursuit of sound judgment in an environment where the quality of your thinking is the only sustainable edge.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Experience

  • Investment Analyst at EL Investments Family Office
    Apr 2026 - Present · 8 mos

    Investment Management, Investment Research and +2 skills

  • Al Ramz PJSC (ALRAMZ:UH) (2 yrs 9 mos)
    • Associate Equity Trader
      Mar 2024 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Mar 2024 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos
      Advise high net worth clients on equity investments across UAE and US markets, developing tailored strategies aligned with individual risk tolerance, time horizon and return objectives. Support both tactical trading opportunities and medium to long term portfolio positioning, drawing on internal research, market analysis and professional judgement to guide investment decisions. Maintain close client relationships and adjust recommendations as market conditions and client priorities evolve. Contribute to firm wide strategic initiatives that strengthen the investment offering, including the launch of US equity trading and the integration of TradingView. Act as a link between clients, business and technology teams by translating investment and usability requirements into practical platform enhancements. Test trading tools from an investor and advisor perspective, identify risks to execution or client understanding, and support improvements that enhance decision making and portfolio management. Support business development through investor education and client acquisition initiatives, including a large scale roadshow across ADNOC offices in the Abu Dhabi emirate. Presented the platform as an investment solution rather than a trading tool, explained market participation, risk and return frameworks, and addressed investor questions with a focus on long term outcomes. Successfully onboarded new clients and expanded the firm’s advisory reach, reinforcing the company’s position with institutional and high value prospects.

    • Fresh Graduate
      Aug 2023 - Mar 2024 · 8 mos

      Program involved rotating around all firm business lines such as: - Capital Markets ( market making & liquidity provider) - Technical analysis - Finance & operations - investment research - HNW & Retail - institutional desk - Asset Management - Risk and compliance

  • American University of Sharjah (1 yr 6 mos)
    • Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
      Team Leader Academic Year 2022-2023

    • Team Leader Academic Year 2022-2023
      Aug 2022 - Jan 2023 · 6 mos

    • Accounting Tutor
      Feb 2022 - Dec 2022 · 11 mos

    • Peer leader Academic year 2021-22
      Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

  • Tax & Legal Intern at PwC Middle East
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

    Filed tax forms, assisted with compliance cases for clients and worked on transfer pricing master and local files.

  • Sales Officer at MyFatoorah
    Feb 2021 - Sep 2021 · 8 mos

    Connected with prospects and pitching them myFatoorah services and onboarding. Performed monthly sales reports to analyze the performance of the vendors.