Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud is a Saudi Arabian businessman, the self-made billionaire Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Kingdom Holding Company (Tadawul: 4280), a massive publicly traded investment and diversified conglomerate. His career is rooted in elite finance, strategic investment, and high-level public advocacy.

Prince Alwaleed holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Menlo College (1979) and an M.A. in Social Science from Syracuse University. His philosophical approach centers on contrarian, deep-value investment (acquiring distressed or undervalued assets), long-term asset hold, and global diversification.

• Kingdom Holding Company (Chairman & CEO): The core publicly traded asset, a major investment holding with strategic stakes in global technology, media, and hospitality (e.g., Citigroup, Twitter, The Savoy Hotel, Four Seasons).
• Investment Apex: He is famous for his early, highly profitable investment in Citigroup (which he acquired a major stake in during its crisis) and his early investment in Twitter.
• Controversy/Crisis: He was detained in 2017 in the Saudi anti-corruption purge, leading to the surrender of major assets to secure his release (a massive financial crisis).
• Philanthropy: He is committed to giving away the majority of his wealth to charity (focusing on intercultural dialogue, women's empowerment, and poverty alleviation).

Prince Alwaleed's strategic genius was his commitment to contrarian investing. He founded Kingdom Holding in 1980 (leveraging a $30,000 gift from his father). His structural contribution is immense: pioneering global, opportunistic investment from Saudi Arabia and executing major, high-stakes turnaround investments (e.g., Citigroup during the 1990s banking crisis). His wealth was severely impacted by his 2017 detention in the Ritz-Carlton purge, which forced the sale of substantial assets to secure his release.

His wealth is secured by the colossal, long-term, stable profitability of his diversified global equity and real estate holdings.

Prince Alwaleed is a major global philanthropist, committed to giving away the majority of his wealth. His Alwaleed Philanthropies provides a massive structural contribution to disaster relief, women's empowerment, and poverty alleviation globally. His influence provided a major structural contribution to global investment and economic policy.

His structural contribution is tied to his belief in contrarian investing and philanthropy as a force for global stability.

Prince Alwaleed maintains the professional, composed style of a royal executive. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring traditional Saudi dress or tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects serious authority and stability, typical of a leader in the global financial sector.

Residing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to investment strategy, corporate governance, and high-impact philanthropy.