Samir Kassir

Finance student at AUB. Building toward MENA private equity, with a life in art and ideas alongside.

I share my name with my uncle, the journalist Samir Kassir, whose work and legacy I carry.

Currently

Finishing my audit internship at EY Beirut through early July, then moving to Bank Audi's investment banking team for the summer. Back to AUB for my senior year in August. Outside of school: co-running EcoCitizens.lb, advising the Maroun Chaccour Gallery on growth, building Stat Arena, and writing whenever there's something worth saying.

Last updated: June 2026

Work

Maroun Chaccour Art Gallery

Business Development & Strategy Advisor

Advising a Beirut secondary-market gallery on client acquisition, AI workflow automation, and growth strategy.

Active

Storefront of the Maroun Chaccour Art Gallery in Beirut, paintings on easels in the window

Stat Arena

Co-founder

Sports analytics platform built for the MENA market.

In development

Minimalist geometric pattern of ascending bars, a placeholder for Stat Arena

EcoCitizens.lb

Co-founder, Lead Project & Finance Manager

Youth-led environmental organization reaching 600+ members across Lebanon. Two-time J-MED grant recipient (2022, 2026).

Active since 2023

EcoCitizens volunteers in safety vests gathered under pine trees with a Lebanese flag after a cleanup

Phoenix Institute Middle East

Leadership Coach

Designing and delivering leadership curricula for the next generation of Lebanese students.

Active since 2025

The Phoenix Institute team in front of an illustrated mural of Beirut

Writing

More writing on LinkedIn

About

Portrait of Samir Kassir in a gray suit and oxblood tie

I'm a finance student at AUB, ranked at the top of my class, with one foot in the technical world of private equity and the other in art, history, and the quieter conversations that move people.

I grew up in Beirut and studied at the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais. I read in French, work in English, and live in Arabic. I carry a Lebanese passport and a Brazilian one.

I've spent the last few years building EcoCitizens, coaching younger students through Phoenix Institute, interning across audit and investment banking, and writing about how Lebanese businesses survive when the banks don't. Lately I've been advising a gallery in Achrafieh, working on a sports analytics venture, and thinking a lot about how art, technology, and capital intersect in this part of the world.

I work at the intersection of finance, technology, and culture. Behind all of it is a larger purpose: I want what I build to help Lebanon stand stronger. I'm in Beirut, building.