Karim Seifeddine is Citi’s Public Affairs and Government Relations Head for the Middle East and North Africa Division. For the past 12 years, he’s been responsible for Citi’s corporate communications practice in the region, including media relations, CSR activities, internal communications, and branding. Between 2001 and 2002, he served as Public Relations and Communications Head at Banque Saudi Fransi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he managed the bank’s media relationships and organized community participations on behalf of the bank. From 1994 to 2000, he held various editing positions in the Gulf with the regional Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Magazine, where he established and administered country office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; prepared monthly reports on the Saudi economy, capital markets, top financial institutions, telecom and petrochemical projects, industrial establishments, local corporates, family business groups, and other main business players; and interviewed and profiled leading figures in public and private sectors. Karim holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a Masters of Arts in Economics from Boston University.