Fahed Boodai

Boodai received an MBA from the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and a Bachelor's degree in International Business from the University of San Diego.[1][2]

Boodai's career started at The Securities House in 1997. He worked as the investment director in the Fund Management Department, and was initially responsible for The Securities House international investments. In 1998, he established Global Securities House (GSH) in San Francisco. In 2002, Boodai relocated GSH to Kuwait and changed the company’s focus to real estate following the downturn of world equity markets.[3]

Boodai is also co-founder and chairman of Gatehouse Bank PLC (Gatehouse), a London-based bank specialising in Shariah-compliant products and services. He is also the founder, chairman of Gatehouse Capital, formally known as Global Securities House Kuwait.[4][5]

Boodai has more than 20 years of experience in global real estate and financial markets. He has presided over US$3 billion of diverse real estate (RE) acquisitions and exits in a number of asset classes from core RE holdings to student accommodation and medical facilities.

Boodai is also recognised for promoting Gatehouse’s competitive advantage in the UK private rented sector, where the bank was the first mover, bringing new family home to the rental market in the Midlands, Greater Manchester and Merseyside regions.[6]

Since 2015, Boodai has developed a strategic interest in the growing role of digital applications in finance and the broader fintech sector. He has also been central to positioning Gatehouse Bank as a growing challenger bank in the UK,[7] with the development of a retail savings franchise and growing home finance proposition, including buy-to-let finance for both UK and international landlords.

In 2019 Boodai won the Award for Business at Arabian Business' first edition of Arabian Business London Awards.[8]