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Which universities produce the most GCC board directors? Explore the university-to-boardroom pipeline across GCC-listed companies.
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University Pipeline
Which universities produce the most GCC board directors? This analysis maps educational backgrounds to boardroom representation across GCC-listed companies.
Directors with University Data
936
Unique Universities
672
Top University
King Saud University
Top 20 Universities by Director Count
32
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All Universities
| University | Directors | Notable Directors | Sectors Represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryFinancialsHealth CareIndustrials+3 more | ||
| 68 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryFinancialsHealth CareIndustrials+2 more | ||
| 64 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer ServicesConsumer StaplesFinancials+5 more | ||
| 43 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer ServicesConsumer StaplesFinancials+3 more | ||
| 32 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer StaplesFinancialsHealth Care+2 more | ||
| 28 | Communication ServicesConsumer ServicesConsumer StaplesEnergyFinancials+5 more | ||
| 27 | Consumer DiscretionaryFinancialsHealth CareIndustrials | ||
| 17 | Consumer ServicesFinancialsHealth CareMaterialsReal Estate+1 more | ||
| 17 | Communication ServicesFinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 15 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer StaplesFinancialsIndustrials+1 more | ||
| 14 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryEnergyFinancialsIndustrials+2 more | ||
| 14 | Consumer DiscretionaryFinancialsHealth Care | ||
| 14 | Communication ServicesFinancialsUtilities | ||
| 13 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer ServicesFinancialsHealth Care+1 more | ||
| 13 | Communication ServicesMaterials | ||
| 11 | FinancialsIndustrialsUtilities | ||
| 11 | FinancialsUtilities | ||
| 11 | Communication ServicesEnergyFinancialsUtilities | ||
| 10 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer ServicesEnergyFinancials+4 more | ||
| 10 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryFinancialsHealth Care | ||
| 9 | Consumer DiscretionaryConsumer StaplesEnergyFinancialsIndustrials+1 more | ||
| 9 | Consumer DiscretionaryEnergyFinancialsIndustrialsInformation Technology+1 more | ||
| 9 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryEnergyFinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 9 | Communication ServicesConsumer ServicesFinancialsMaterialsReal Estate | ||
| 8 | Communication ServicesFinancials | ||
| 8 | Consumer StaplesFinancialsReal EstateUtilities | ||
| 8 | FinancialsIndustrialsUtilities | ||
| 8 | Communication ServicesFinancials | ||
| 8 | Consumer ServicesEnergyFinancials | ||
| 8 | |||
| 8 | Consumer DiscretionaryFinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 8 | Communication ServicesConsumer ServicesHealth Care | ||
| 8 | Financials | ||
| 8 | Communication Services | ||
| 7 | EnergyFinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 7 | Communication ServicesConsumer StaplesFinancials | ||
| 7 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryEnergyFinancialsIndustrials+1 more | ||
| 7 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryFinancials | ||
| 7 | Communication ServicesFinancials | ||
| 7 | Consumer ServicesFinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 6 | FinancialsIndustrialsReal Estate | ||
| 6 | FinancialsMaterialsUtilities | ||
| 6 | Industrials | ||
| 5 | MaterialsUtilities | ||
| 5 | Consumer StaplesFinancials | ||
| 5 | Consumer StaplesFinancials | ||
| 5 | Financials | ||
| 5 | Consumer StaplesFinancials | ||
| 5 | FinancialsIndustrialsReal Estate | ||
| 5 | FinancialsIndustrialsReal Estate | ||
| 5 | Consumer StaplesFinancialsMaterials | ||
| 5 | FinancialsIndustrialsUtilities | ||
| 5 | Consumer ServicesFinancialsMaterials | ||
| 5 | FinancialsHealth CareUtilities | ||
| 5 | Consumer DiscretionaryFinancialsHealth CareReal Estate | ||
| 5 | Financials | ||
| 4 | Communication ServicesMaterialsUtilities | ||
| 4 | IndustrialsMaterials | ||
| 4 | FinancialsMaterials | ||
| 4 | IndustrialsUtilities | ||
| 4 | |||
| 4 | EnergyFinancialsUtilities | ||
| 4 | Real Estate | ||
| 4 | FinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 4 | FinancialsHealth CareUtilities | ||
| 4 | Communication Services | ||
| 4 | EnergyFinancials | ||
| 4 | Communication ServicesIndustrials | ||
| 4 | Financials | ||
| 4 | FinancialsIndustrialsReal Estate | ||
| 4 | Materials | ||
| 4 | Industrials | ||
| 4 | Financials | ||
| 4 | FinancialsHealth Care | ||
| 4 | Utilities | ||
| 4 | EnergyUtilities | ||
| 3 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryEnergyFinancialsHealth Care+2 more | ||
| 3 | Communication ServicesFinancials | ||
| 3 | Consumer StaplesEnergyFinancialsUtilities | ||
| 3 | Consumer DiscretionaryIndustrials | ||
| 3 | FinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | Consumer DiscretionaryHealth Care | ||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | Health CareReal Estate | ||
| 3 | Communication ServicesConsumer StaplesFinancials | ||
| 3 | Consumer DiscretionaryIndustrials | ||
| 3 | Communication Services | ||
| 3 | Communication Services | ||
| 3 | FinancialsIndustrialsReal Estate | ||
| 3 | IndustrialsMaterials | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | Industrials | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | Communication ServicesMaterials | ||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | EnergyFinancials | ||
| 3 | Industrials | ||
| 3 | Consumer Staples | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | Financials | ||
| 3 | FinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 3 | FinancialsHealth Care | ||
| 2 | Materials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Communication ServicesConsumer DiscretionaryEnergyFinancialsHealth Care+2 more | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Consumer DiscretionaryFinancials | ||
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
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| 2 | Consumer ServicesFinancials | ||
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| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | Materials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Communication ServicesFinancials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Utilities | ||
| 2 | Consumer DiscretionaryFinancials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | FinancialsReal Estate | ||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | Utilities | ||
| 2 | Materials | ||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Consumer DiscretionaryIndustrials | ||
| 2 | Real Estate | ||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | Consumer StaplesFinancials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | IndustrialsUtilities | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | FinancialsNon-Energy Minerals | ||
| 2 | FinancialsHealth Care | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | FinancialsHealth Care | ||
| 2 | MaterialsUtilities | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | Communication ServicesFinancials | ||
| 2 | FinancialsMaterials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Information Technology | ||
| 2 | IndustrialsMaterials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Materials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | Industrials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | FinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 2 | Financials | ||
| 2 | |||
| 2 | FinancialsIndustrials | ||
| 2 | Communication Services | ||
| 2 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Real Estate | ||
| 1 | Real Estate | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Energy | ||
| 1 | Energy | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
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| 1 | Health Care | ||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
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| 1 | |||
| 1 | Real Estate | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Real Estate | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Information Technology | ||
| 1 | Consumer Services | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Materials | ||
| 1 | Materials | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Materials | ||
| 1 | Materials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Materials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
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| 1 | |||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Consumer Services | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Consumer Services | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
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| 1 | Health Care | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Materials | ||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
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| 1 | Materials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Real Estate | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Health Care | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Information Technology | ||
| 1 | |||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | FinancialsReal Estate | ||
| 1 | FinancialsReal Estate | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | Consumer Services | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Health Care | ||
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| 1 | Utilities | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
| 1 | |||
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| 1 | |||
| 1 | Communication ServicesIndustrials | ||
| 1 | |||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Utilities | ||
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| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Industrials | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | ||
| 1 | Consumer Staples | ||
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| 1 | |||
| 1 | Consumer Services | ||
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| 1 | FinancialsReal Estate | ||
| 1 | Financials | ||
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| 1 | Communication Services | ||
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