Houssam Salem

Co-Founder & CEO @ Rimal Semiconductors

Country

Saudi Arabia

City

Riyadh

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

Venture Management, Venture Development, Teamwork, Facilitation, Tableau, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Product Management, KYC Verification, Team Management, Research Skills, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Market Research, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Operations Management, Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Compliance, Project Management, Payments, Business Strategy

Experience

Co-Founder & CEO

Rimal Semiconductors

2025-7 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

MBA Candidate

HEC Paris

2023-9 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

Jouy-en-Josas, Île-de-France, France

• Awarded HEC Excellence Scholarship & Leadership Award • GRE Score: 336 out of 340, Q169- V167 97th percentile • Activities and societies: President - MBA Council

Consultant

Creative Destruction Lab

2024-9 - 2025-5 · 9 mos

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Sr.Analyst

JPMorganChase

2021-12 - 2023-8 · 1 yr 9 mos

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Global Cash Management

SABIC

2021-1 - 2021-12 · 1 yr

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Financial Reporting Analyst

SABIC

2020-9 - 2021-12 · 1 yr 4 mos

Jubail Industrial City, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

Research Assistant

University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business

2019-1 - 2020-5 · 1 yr 5 mos

Boulder, Colorado, United States

SABIC Scholarship Program

SABIC

2013-8 - 2020-5 · 6 yrs 10 mos

United States

Awarded SABIC competitive scholarship based on high academic performance in high school, Qiyas, and SAT

Education

HEC Paris

2023-9 - 2025-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

University of Colorado Boulder

Finance

2017-9 - 2020-5 · 2 yrs 9 mos

University of Washington

2015-9 - 2017-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

University of Pennsylvania

2013-9 - 2015-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Wharton x SABIC Pre-business Scholarship Program • Awarded SABIC Scholarship for scoring in the top 1% of the country in high school, Qiyas, and SAT