



HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group
His Royal Highness serves as Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group. He has served as Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation; positions he has held since their founding in 2017. He has also been Vice President of the Global Esports Federation since December 2021 and is a board member of NEOM.

H.E. Eng. Abdullah Alswaha
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
His Excellency is non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group, and he was appointed as Minister of Communications and Information Technology in April 2017. Prior to this, he was the Chief Digital Officer of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has served in the private sector as the CEO of Cisco Saudi Arabia. His Excellency also chairs the board of the Saudi Space Commission, the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), the Communications and Information Technology Commission, and the National Digitization Committee.

H.E. Yasir Bin Othman Al-Rumayan
Governor of the Public Investment Fund
His Excellency is a non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves as the Governor of the Public Investment Fund, Chairman of the Royal Court Decision Support Center, Chairman of Saudi Aramco, Chairman of Saudi Arabian Mining Company (“Ma’aden”), and Sanabil Investment Company. Previously, His Excellency served as a board member of Uber Technologies, CEO and Board Member of Saudi Fransi Capital, Director of Corporate Finance at the Capital Market Authority, and Head of International Brokerage at Saudi Hollandi Bank.

H.E. Dr. Fahad Toonsi
Secretary-General of the Strategic Management Office
His Excellency is a non-executive member of the board of Savvy Games Group, appointed as the most recent addition on 5 September 2024. His Excellency serves as an advisor at the Royal Court overseeing the implementation of various initiatives and programs that are part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. In addition, he is the Secretary-General of the Strategic Management Office of Vision 2030.

Yazeed Abdulrahman Alhumeid
Deputy Governor & Head of MENA Investments, Public Investment Fund
Yazeed Al-Humeid is a non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves as the Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments at the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Mr. Al-Humeid concurrently serves as the Chairman of the National Security Services Company, Vice Chairman of the Saudi National Bank, the Saudi Tadawul Holding Group, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), and Saudi Egyptian Investment Company and holds memberships of the boards of several companies such as Saudi Arabian Airlines, Civil Aviation Holding, Richard Attias & Associates, and Flyadeal.

Mr. Turqi A. Alnowaiser
Deputy Governor & Head of the International Investments Division, Public Investment Fund
Mr. Turqi Alnowaiser is Deputy Governor and Head of International Investments at the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Since joining PIF in 2016, he has led the Fund’s international investment strategy across public and private markets, real estate and infrastructure. He serves on several PIF committees and represents PIF on a number of company boards, including Lucid Motors, Uber, SITE, Sanabil Investments and HUMAIN.

Sami Al-Bashir
Founder & CFO, Business Sports and Media Ltd
A non-executive member of the board of Savvy Games Group, an advisory member of the Board of Directors of the Fondaco Group. He is the founder of Atlas Partners, a consulting company based in the United Kingdom. Previously, Sami worked as Head of Investment Strategies at Hassana Investment Company. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia.

H.E. Abdulaziz bin Ismail Tarabzoni
Advisor to the Saudi Royal Court
Advisor to the Saudi Royal Court. A former member of Savvy’s Founding Board, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Events Investment Fund and the World Cup 2034 Hosting Higher Authority, and holds board roles across multiple PIF-affiliated entities.

Mr. Travis Kalanick
Co-Founder of Uber and CEO of ATOMS
Travis Kalanick is an American-Saudi entrepreneur, co-founder of Uber and CEO of ATOMS, a portfolio of companies focused on infrastructure and automation. Prior to ATOMS, he co-founded Uber and served as CEO from 2010 to June 2017, leading the company from its early stages to operations in more than 70 countries and over 5 billion completed trips. He also founded Red Swoosh, acquired by Akamai Technologies in 2007, and co-founded Scour while studying engineering at UCLA.

HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group
His Royal Highness serves as Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group. He has served as Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation; positions he has held since their founding in 2017. He has also been Vice President of the Global Esports Federation since December 2021 and is a board member of NEOM.

Yazeed Abdulrahman Alhumeid
Deputy Governor & Head of MENA Investments, Public Investment Fund
Yazeed Al-Humeid is a non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves as the Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments at the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Mr. Al-Humeid concurrently serves as the Chairman of the National Security Services Company, Vice Chairman of the Saudi National Bank, the Saudi Tadawul Holding Group, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), and Saudi Egyptian Investment Company and holds memberships of the boards of several companies such as Saudi Arabian Airlines, Civil Aviation Holding, Richard Attias & Associates, and Flyadeal.

Mr. Turqi A. Alnowaiser
Deputy Governor & Head of the International Investments Division, Public Investment Fund
Mr. Turqi Alnowaiser is Deputy Governor and Head of International Investments at the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Since joining PIF in 2016, he has led the Fund’s international investment strategy across public and private markets, real estate and infrastructure. He serves on several PIF committees and represents PIF on a number of company boards, including Lucid Motors, Uber, SITE, Sanabil Investments and HUMAIN.

Mr. Jacobo Solis
Board Member, Newcastle United F.C. and Scopely
Jacobo has over 15 years of experience in finance, investments, and law, with previous roles at J.P. Morgan and DLA Piper, among others. He is a Board Member at several companies including Newcastle United F.C. and Scopely.

Mr. Ibrahim Almojel
Senior Director, International Investments, Public Investment Fund
Ibrahim has over 11 years of global investment experience. He is a board member of several companies, including Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team, Kakao Entertainment, and Scopely.

Sami Al-Bashir
Founder & CFO, Business Sports and Media Ltd
A non-executive member of the board of Savvy Games Group, an advisory member of the Board of Directors of the Fondaco Group. He is the founder of Atlas Partners, a consulting company based in the United Kingdom. Previously, Sami worked as Head of Investment Strategies at Hassana Investment Company. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia.

Marcie Vu
Partner, Greycroft
Marcie is an investor with 30 years’ experience, previously leading Consumer Tech M&A at Qatalyst and Consumer Internet Banking at Morgan Stanley.

Brian Ward
Group CEO
As Founding CEO, Brian has led Savvy to become the world's largest esports company and a top games publisher in just three years. He has 30 years' leadership experience at Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Activision.


