Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Fondation USJ serves as the primary decision-making authority within the Foundation’s governance structure. Its main responsibilities include:

  1. Establishing the strategic direction of Fondation USJ based on the needs of the University, HDF, and the University hospital network;
  2. Organizing and overseeing fundraising activities;
  3. Managing the funds raised through the Investment Committee;
  4. Ensuring transparent allocation and proper utilization of funds for various programs of the University, HDF, and the University hospital network;
  5. Providing financial monitoring of Fondation USJ’s balance sheets.

Members of the Fondation USJ Board of Directors

Pr François Boëdec s.j.

Recteur de l’USJ
Président du Conseil d’administration de l’HDF

Samir ASSAF (FSE, 1982)

President of the Board of Directors, Fondation USJ
Chairman of the Board, HSBC Middle East Holdings & Senior Advisor to HSBC’s Group Chairman
President, Middle East & North Africa Region & Senior Advisor, General Atlantic

Joe Saddi

President of the Board of Trustees at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ)
Former Global Chairman, Booz & Co
Minister of Energy and Water

Nabil J. Bustros

Chairman & CEO of Midis Group

Maroun Chammas

Chairman & CEO, Berytech

Yves CHOUEIFATY

President & CIO

Me Walid DAOUK (FDSP, 1981)

Former Minister, Board Member of Fransabank SAL (Lebanon), Fransabank (France) SA, and BLC Lebanon

Ray DEBBANE

President & CEO, Invus

Joseph EL FADL (FGM, 1979)

Former Managing Partner, Deloitte

S.E. M. Abbas Selim El Halabi (FDSP, 1972)

President of the Federation of USJ Alumni Associations

Gilbert GHOSTINE (FGM, 1982)

Chairman, Sandoz
Chairman, SGS
President of Fondation pour l’attractivité de Genève

Dr Anne-Marie HABIB (FM, 1986)

MD (Leb), ABIM (NY), MRCP, PhD, ACP FRCP and CCT in Nephrology (UK)
Nephrologist in the Public Health Sector

Zaza RIACHI JABRE

Director, Fondation Philippe Jabre

Roger NASNAS (FSE, 1972)

Chairman & CEO, AXA Middle East
Chairman of the Board of Directors, GlobeMed Lebanon
Vice Chairman, GlobeMed Ltd
Former President of the Economic & Social Council of Lebanon

Varouj NERGUIZIAN (FSE, 1976)

Senior Advisor of the Board, Bank of Sharjah

Me Berge SETRAKIAN (FDSP,1972)

Partner, DLA Piper law Firm
Member of the Board of Directors, Saint Joseph University Foundation USA
President, Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)

Robert TARAZI (ESIB, 1974)

Managing Director of Qatar’s leading ready-mix concrete company Beton WLL

Members of the Fondation USJ Board of Directors

Audit and Compliance Committee – Fondation USJ


Joseph El Fadl – President of the Committee


Walid Al Daouk – Member


Berge Setrakian – Member

Nomination Committee – Fondation USJ

Gilbert Ghostine – President of the Committee



Prof. François Boëdec s.j. – Member



Samir Assaf – Member



Joe Saddi – Member



Zaza Riachi Jabre – Member



Cynthia-Maria Ghobril Andréa – Member

Investment Committee – Fondation USJ

Yves Choueifaty – President of the Committee



Youssef Dib – Member



Elie El Hayek – Member



Varouj Nerguizian – Member

Fundraising Committee – 150 Years of USJ Campaign – Fondation USJ

Samir Assaf – President of the Committee



Berge Setrakian – Member



Berge Setrakian – Member



Yves Choueifaty – Member



Cynthia-Maria Ghobril Andréa – Member



Anne-Marie Habib – Member



Roger Nasnas – Member



Abbas Halabi – Member



Gilbert Ghostine – Member