Al Chalabi

Al Chalabi is an entrepreneur and business advisor with an impressive track record in a range of industries.

He grew up in the UK and studied Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Southampton. Al started his professional career in Canada, working as an engineer in process automation systems. After obtaining his MBA, he worked as a management consultant, specialising in technology, strategy and operations, and has been based out of Hong Kong ever since.

Since 2008, Al has been running CASP-R, a firm he founded to provide independent research and advisory services to investors and corporations, with a focus on real estate and technology. He is active in various Hong Kong-based angel investor groups that provide seed funding to Asian-based tech and healthcare companies. Al has been writing books with Jim since they first joined forces to write Wake Up! Survive and Prosper in the Coming Economic Turmoil, published at the end of 2005 (Wiley).

Al lives in Hong Kong with his partner Fiona and two children, Enzo and Margaux.