Jean-Philippe Syed 2019 Speaker

Principal

DPI - Development Partners International

Biography

JP joined DPI in 2016. His prior work experience combines investment banking at BNP Paribas and JPMorgan with management consulting at McKinsey & Company and The Boston Consulting Group. He has extensive experience leading M&A, strategy and transformational projects for government entities, major corporations and financial sponsors across both developed markets (North America, Europe) and emerging markets (Africa, Middle East, South East Asia). JP has worked and lived in 5 continents and visited over 100 countries.

JP speaks 5 languages and graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering. JP is a citizen of France, Canada and Bangladesh.

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Jean-Philippe Syed 2019 Speaker

Biography

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