Mishal Al Sakka started his over twenty year banking and finance career in Canada as a trader with the brokerage arm of the Canadian Medical Association, then at Scotia Bank. After moving back to Riyadh, he joined a boutique corporate finance firm which was acquired by Morgan Stanley. He moved to private banking in 2005 with Credit Suisse, later joining Deutsche Bank as head of strategic clients and Citi as a Director and Senior Banker. Mishal holds a BA Hons in economics from Carleton University and an MBA from the University of Quebec.