Dr. Jaafar Ali Al-Sarraf is the Chairman of Gulf Exchange, a leading financial institution founded in 1977. He is also a board member at QIIB since 2026.

He holds a bachelor degree in Finance & MIS from Saint Louis University (USA), an MBA from the American University in Dubai, and a PhD in Management from City University of London.

He pursued a professional banking career at Commercial Bank and HSBC. As Amanah Manager, he contributed to the foundation of the first dedicated Islamic branch of an international bank in the region. After that, he joined Qatar Fuel (WOQOD) as Treasury & Investment Head, then Strategy & Risk Manager reporting to the CEO.

He taught Marketing and Leadership subjects at the College of the North Atlantic in Qatar (CNAQ) and Digital Innovation course for the Master of Entrepreneurship program at Northumbria University in partnership with Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA). He is a member of the Middle East Leadership Academy (MELA), and he is actively participating in research projects funded by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).