Partners and Senior Advisors

Lama Aboughali architects institutional excellence at the intersection of governance innovation, high-impact capital deployment, and enterprise transformation. With 20+ years executing landmark transactions across MENA—including a $500M tech exit and $220M cross-border acquisitions—she empowers family offices, institutional investors, and scaling ventures to unlock sustainable value in alignment with Vision 2030. She specializes in stabilizing leadership and aligning teams to ensure strategic execution thrives during periods of high-stakes change, such as IPO readiness, M&A integration, and rapid scaling.

At Chrome Advisory, Lama leads our Strategic Transformation practice, where her methodology integrates capital strategy with human capital execution. By co-leading Saudi Arabia’s first Scalerator™ program (SCALE™), which secured SAR 100M+ funding for cohort ventures, she has pioneered frameworks for talent acceleration, developing high-potential employees into capital-ready leaders. Her data-driven approach to deal execution and IPO readiness transforms not only regulatory compliance and capital strategy but also team functionality and alignment, boosting performance through shifting priorities and organizational change.

A recognized venture and private equity capital strategist, Lama mentors emerging startups on investor readiness and scaling frameworks, frequently engaged by forums including the Saudi Food Show and the Visa Everywhere Initiative to shape innovation policy and funding ecosystems. Her transaction legacy – structuring $150M strategic financing and delivering 40x shareholder returns – informs her pragmatic approach, which is further amplified through in-house coaching and workshops designed to embed change-ready behaviors and ensure cohesive execution.

Holding an Islamic Finance Qualification and an MBA from John Molson School of Business, she translates complex financial structures into executable blueprints for MENA’s new economy, ensuring that financial strategy and human capital are seamlessly aligned for transformative outcomes.