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Dan Azzi
Dan Azzi is a notable Lebanese Economist. He is famous for being the economist who invented the term “Lollar”, which is a US dollar that is stuck in the Lebanese banking system. He lived, worked, and traveled to over 70 countries. He talks in 5 languages, Arabic, French, English, Italian and Japanese.

Education: Dan holds a Bachelor’s degree from the American University of Beirut, a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (Master of Science, Computational and Applied Mathematics), A Master’s Degree from HEC Paris (Executive Master’s in Management of organizational change) and an MBA from Columbia University in New York.

Professional Life:

Dan Azzi is an Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University. He served as the chairman and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank SAL, the Lebanon-based subsidiary of the British multinational financial services company Standard Chartered PLC. Mr. Azzi is the first Lebanese to be appointed by Standard Chartered Bank as a CEO to lead its strategy in the country. Prior to taking up this position, Dan was Regional Head of Global Markets and Co-Head of Wholesale Banking for the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) based in Dubai. Mr. Azzi also held executive positions for Bear Stearns in Hong Kong, Deutsche Bank in New York, Merrill Lynch in London, UBS in Auckland. He's a regular OpEd writer and lecturer in economics, monetary policy, and political reform. His articles are consistently #1 Most Read. His articles are published in the eclectic mix from the whole political spectrum: Raseef22, Akhbar, An-Nahar, Bloomberg, Daily Star, Joumhouria, Lebanese Forces Economic Brief Magazine. His current position since the beginning of 2021 is a monthly regular column “Ponzi Economics” published in English and French in L’Orient-Le Jour. We can find Mr. Azzi TV appearances or citations in local and international media outlets, including Arabiya, CNN, Financial Times, Jazeera, Le Monde, NY Times, The Australian, Wall Street Journal, Xinhua, and others.

Publications

•	Lebanon's Richest need to take a Haircut •	The Devaluation of the Lebanese Dollar •	Where’s my damn money? •	Is corruption the real problem in Lebanon? •	Ode to Hamra Street •	Les aventures de Tintin à l'aéroport de Beyrouth •	Random Encounters in Purgatory •	A Tale of Two Lebanons •	The Painting •	Here’s your Budget •	Till Death Do Us Part •	The Curse of Oil and Gas •	The Tyranny of Pronouns •	SSSS •	Heaven and Hell •	Dependence Day — Letter to my Grandfather •	Swearing and proverbs as a window to Lebanese culture •	That They May Have Life and Have it Less Abundantly •	Mabrouk, a new Lebanese government is formed with 50% women •	Dollars, the Latest Lebanese Vegetable