Sethna Zaab

Mr. Sethna Zaab is a Partner & Head of Office at Northern Gulf Partners.
He has been working closely with Iraq’s leading political parties, business families, and entrepreneurs since 2003.
Prior to that, Mr. Zaab worked for the Government of Iraq on financial, trade, and energy policies from 2003 to 2007.
Since then, he represented a number of international companies involved in Iraqi oil and gas, banking, insurance, aviation, and construction projects among others.
His assignments in Iraq have included: acting as strategic business adviser to Iraq's leading bank; public affairs and government relations consultancy for the world's largest insurance group; business development and government relations for various international oil companies; market entry advice for a Fortune 500 telecoms equipment maker; an in-depth study of the Iraqi oil sector for a European market researcher; and strategic advisory and relationship management for one of the world's leading alternative-investment managers.
He began his career with the United Nations in Brazil and also worked at the Sawyer/Miller Group in New York and the Rendon Group in Washington, D.C.
He received a BSFS from Georgetown University and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.