Anne Jafery & Co

When I first landed in Dubai in the late 1980s, I couldn't have imagined that one day I'd be guiding U.S. companies and economic development leaders through the maze (and magic) of doing business in the Arab Gulf. Back then, Dubai was a city of souks and a single iconic tower. Fast forward a few decades, and I've learnedsometimes the hard waythat what seems ambitious here is usually just a preview of what's next. At Anne Jafery & Co., I draw on my nearly three decades of living and working in the region, building businesses, forging partnerships, and, yes, occasionally being proven wrong by the speed of change.